Mitchell Starc

Role: Bowler

Batting Style: Left Handed Bat

Bowling Style: Left-arm fast

Country: Australia

Player profile for Mitchell Starc

Mitchell Starc is a renowned Australian cricketer celebrated for his exceptional left-arm fast bowling and significant contributions across all formats of the game.

🧾 Personal Information

Full Name: Mitchell Aaron Star
Date of Birth:**January 30, 199
Birthplace: Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Height: 197 c
Batting Style: Left-hande
Bowling Style: Left-arm fas
Role: Bowle
Spouse: Alyssa Healy (Australian cricketer
Brother: Brandon Starc (Olympic high jumper
Domestic Teams: New South Wales, Sydney Sixers, Yorkshire, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capital

🏏 International Career Highlights

Debuts:
- *ODI: October 20, 2010, vs. Inda
- *Test: December 1, 2011, vs. New Zealad
- *T20I: September 7, 2012, vs. Pakistn
World Cup Performances:
- *2015 Cricket World Cup: Player of the Tournament; leading wicket-taker with 22 wicket.
- *2019 Cricket World Cup: Set a record with 27 wickets, the highest in a single editio.
- *2023 Cricket World Cup: Contributed 16 wickets, including pivotal performances in the semifinals and final. citeturn0search1
T20 World Cup:
- *2021: Part of Australia’s winning squa.
- *2024: Took 5 wickets; notable for conceding 29 runs in an over against India
Achievements: Fastest bowler to reach 150 and 200 ODI wickets, achieving these in 77 and 102 matches respectivel.
Among the few players to have won ICC trophies in all three formats: ODI, T20I, and Tes.

📊 Career Statistics (as of February 2025)

Test Matches:

*Matches: 96
*Wickets: 82
*Bowling Average: 2757
*Best Bowling: 648
*Five-wicket hauls: 15
**Ten-wicket hauls:* 2
*Runs: 2,17
*Batting Average: 2015
*Top Score: 99

ODIs:

*Matches: 27
*Wickets: 44
*Bowling Average: 2340
*Best Bowling: 628
**Five-wicket hauls: 9
*Runs: 77
*Batting Average: 1202
Top Score: 2

T20Is:

*Matches: 65
*Wickets: 79
*Bowling Average: 2381
*Best Bowling: 420
*Runs: 98
*Batting Average: 980
*Top Score: 14

🏆 Honors & Awards

Player of the Tournament 2015 Cricket WorldCup
ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year 2016, 2017, 2019, 023
ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year 2013, 2015, 2016, 019
Allan Border Medal 022
Shane Warne Men’s Test Player of the Year 017
Australian Men’s ODI Player of the Year 022
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 024

🏏 IPL Career

202: Joined Kolkata Knight Riders for a record INR 24.75 crore; named Player of the Match in the fnal.
202: Acquired by Delhi Capitals for INR 11.75 crore, reflecting his continued value in T20 leaues.

🔍 Notable Facs

Starc’s fastest recorded delivery is 160.4 km/h, the quickest in Test cricket hitory.
Initially started as a wicketkeeper before transitioning to fast bowling during his teenage ears.
Overcame early career injuries and criticism to become one of Australia’s leading wicket-takers in Tests andODIs.
As of early 2025, he ranks among Australia’s top five wicket-takers in both Test and ODI fomats.