Australian ‘speed star’ Mitchell Starc is celebrating his 32nd birthday today. Starc was born on 30 January 1990 in New South Wales, Australia. Stark had tremendous self-confidence since childhood. The specialty in his bowling is that he performs better even in times of pressure. In this article we will know special things about ‘Yorker King’.
Starc wanted to become a wicketkeeper since childhood. He started his cricket career as a wicketkeeper. Starc has been a big fan of his country’s legendary wicket and batsman Adam Gilchrist. He wanted to make a career in cricket as a wicket keeper after seeing him but after a few years, at the behest of the coaches, he turned his attention to fast bowling and what happened after that is history.
Let’s know some interesting things about Stark’s career
- Starc is the only player in the world to be dismissed for 99 for the ninth wicket. In the 2013 Test against India in Mohali, Starc became the first victim of the nineties to bat at the ninth position.
- Starc showed the cricket world a glimpse of his fast bowling in 2015. He bowled 160.04 against New Zealand. It was the fastest ball in Test history.
- Starc is married to Australian female wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy. Starc often visits the stadium to watch women’s cricket matches to encourage his wife.
International career of stars
Starc made his ODI debut on 20 October 2010 and his Test debut on 1 December 2011. Starc has so far taken 195 wickets in 99 ODIs at an average of 23.16. His best performance is 6 for 28.
In Test cricket, Starc played 66 matches and took 274 wickets. 6 wickets for 50 runs is his best performance in Tests. Starc has also played 48 T20 matches taking 60 wickets. Starc is also known to come down to the cricket world and bowl aggressively.