Mitchell Starc is on the verge of becoming the quickest bowler to get to 100 ODI wickets in terms of the number of games played. The left-arm pacer has just revolutionized the Australian team with his fiery bowling and style. Starc was Australia’s hero in the side’s 2015 World Cup triumph and ended the tournament as the leading wicket-taker with 22 scalps to his name.
In the final of that World Cup, Starc bowled an absolute gem to castle New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum. That wicket of McCullum pretty much handed Australia the momentum. McCullum, who has now retired from all forms of international cricket, recently praised the pacer and said that Starc can easily become one of the greatest bowlers of all time.
“Mitchell Starc in the World Cup final, he was too good for me,” McCullum said. “You can’t be too proud to admit when someone’s better than you: that’s the beauty of the game. “I walked off, I was content that I tried my best but Mitchell Starc on his day was too good. “When he’s on song, he’s tough to play. “He’s coming from 6 foot 7 or whatever he is, he’s bowling 150kph and swings the ball from the left arm.”
McCullum added that he was quite excited to see how Starc would go about in the near future. “There have been guys who have had an impact for a short periods of time and that’s why I can’t wait to see Mitchell Starc’s development over the next few years,” McCullum said. “Because if he keeps doing what he’s done for a period of time, then that puts him in that category amongst the best bowlers in the world,” McCullum added.
“A guy like Mitchell Johnson did it for 13 years, as did Brett Lee in his pomp, Jason Gillespie, Glenn McGrath. “Jimmy Anderson with the Dukes ball, Stuart Broad as well – they’ve done it for a long, long period of time. “Mitchell Starc’s got huge skills, and I’m not being disrespectful when I say it, but I think those others guys have had a bigger impact for longer,” McCullum concluded.