It is cool and very humbling: Mitchell Starc on nearing Kapil Dev's Test wicket record
Starc nears Kapil Dev's Test wicket record
06 Aug 2026
2 MinMitchell Starc
Australia
Current Series
Full Name
Mitchell Starc
Nationality
Australia
Other Name
Mitchell Starc
Role
Bowler
Birth Date
30 Jan 1990 (36y 189d)
Birth Place
--
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Left Arm Fast
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 58 | 25 | 13 | 111 | 29 | 9.25 | 121 | 91.74 | -- | -- |
| test | 105 | 154 | 33 | 2478 | 99 | 20.47 | 4177 | 59.32 | -- | 13 |
| odi | 130 | 77 | 27 | 583 | 52 | 11.66 | 756 | 77.11 | -- | 1 |
| t20i | 65 | 21 | 11 | 98 | 14 | 9.8 | 100 | 98 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 164 | 58 | 32 | 227 | 29 | 8.73 | 250 | 90.8 | -- | -- |
| fc | 158 | 212 | 51 | 3375 | 99 | 20.96 | 5802 | 58.16 | -- | 16 |
| list a | 161 | 93 | 35 | 751 | 52 | 12.94 | 965 | 77.82 | -- | 1 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 58 | 55 | 196.30 | 1726 | 76 | 5/35 | 22.71 | 8.78 | 15.51 | 3 | 1 |
| test | 105 | 202 | 3335.30 | 11481 | 433 | 7/58 | 26.51 | 3.44 | 46.2 | 20 | 18 |
| odi | 130 | 130 | 1106.20 | 5826 | 247 | 6/28 | 23.58 | 5.26 | 26.8 | 12 | 9 |
| t20i | 65 | 65 | 243.00 | 1881 | 79 | 4/20 | 23.81 | 7.74 | 18.4 | 1 | -- |
| t20 | 164 | 161 | 589.20 | 4724 | 228 | 5/35 | 20.71 | 8.01 | 15.5 | 5 | 1 |
| fc | 158 | 294 | 4787.00 | 16231 | 621 | 8/73 | 26.13 | 3.39 | 46.2 | 30 | 26 |
| list a | 161 | 161 | 1387.40 | 7164 | 323 | 6/25 | 22.17 | 5.16 | 25.7 | 16 | 12 |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KKR vs DC | - | 2/26 | 24 May 2026 | Kolkata | t20 |
| DC vs RR | - | 4/40 | 17 May 2026 | Delhi | t20 |
| PBKS vs DC | - | 2/57 | 11 May 2026 | Dharamsala | t20 |
| DC vs KKR | 0 | 0/31 | 08 May 2026 | Delhi | t20 |
| DC vs CSK | 0* | 0/30 | 05 May 2026 | Delhi | t20 |
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