When it comes to cricket, there are few nations who play it better than the Australians. Because of their love for the sport, they are actively involved in the game. This had led them to play in several world cups and other competitions. This has ultimately benefited their players as they have been able to reach global recognition while playing for them. One of such players who have become popular would be Mitchell Starc. Who is Mitchell Starc and how did he come to play for his country?

Who is Mitchell Starc?

Mitchell is a cricket player who players for New South Wales and Australia as his club and country respectively. Aged 29, he has surely been in the game for quite some time and has established himself as an accomplished fast bowler for the teams that he has played in. one of the biggest highlights in his career would without be the role which he played for his country during the 2015 Cricket World Cup. His country was not the only who noticed considering the fact that he went home with the man of the tournament award. That world cup saw him score over 40 wicket-takers and become the 5th ranked wicket-taker in the history of the world cup. If nothing impressed you, that should.

He was born in New South Wales where ironically, he also plays his club game for this town. This set him up for more greatest. When he took the field in a Test game against New Zealand, he never knew that he would break an existing record but he did. He becomes the man with the fastest delivery in the history of test matches with a delivery that was over 160 km/hr fast. However, he was not yet done with the number of ground-breaking achievement. In 2016, Starc also becomes the only man to reach a 100 wickets in the history of ODI after just 52 innings. This record saw him break the existing one which was a century of wickets with 53 innings. What a player! However, that record did not last long as it was taken over by Rashid Khan in 2018.

Personal Life

Life has been rosy for Starc and in 2015, he proposed to his girlfriend Alyssa Healy who also plays cricket. They got married the following year. Their marriage is a marriage for cricket and marks the third time that two cricket players ae getting married. Like we have seen, Starc is really a record-breaker. We only wish the best for the couple. Wonder when the children would start to come.

Conclusion

Starc has also broken more records, records which are too numerous to mention. It is thus clear that he has surely had a blissful career. It remains to be seen if this career would extend into the future. For now, though, it is good enough to see him make it into the ICC top ten cricket players. To him, it might just be good enough forever.