Brisbane, Australia, Dec 4, 2025 (AFP) - 'Wasim's still better' says Starc after left-arm wicket landmark

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2025-12-04

Australia pace bowler Mitchell Starc said Thursday he could not be compared with Wasim Akram after he surpassed the Pakistani great as the leading left-arm pace bowler in Test history. Starc's six-wicket haul on day one of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane gave him 418 Test wickets, four more than Akram. "Wasim's still a far better bowler than I am," said Starc. "So as far as I'm concerned, he's still the pinnacle of left-armers and certainly he'......

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