Mitchell Starc can create history in West Indies Test series, only AUS has a fast bowler, this record
West Indies vs Australia Test 2025: The three -Test series will start from 25 June between West Indies and Australia, the first match will be played at Kensington Oval, Barbados. In this series, Australia’s fast bowler Mitchell Starc will have a chance to make some special records.
400 wickets in Test cricket
Stark has taken 387 wickets in 186 innings of the 97 Tests of the 97 Test match so far. If he manages to get 13 wickets in this series, then he will become the fourth bowler to take 400 wickets for Australia in Tests. So far, Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Nathan Lyon have done this feat. Magrath has done this as a fast bowler.
Chance to beat Brat Lee
Stark has taken 710 wickets in 378 innings of 289 matches played so far. If he takes 9 wickets in this series, then in the list of bowlers taking the most wickets in international cricket, Brett Lee will be beaten and reached third.
Lee’s name has 718 wickets in 392 innings of 322 matches in international cricket.
Let us tell you that against the West Indies, Stark has taken 29 wickets in 14 innings of 7 Tests, in which his best performance is 4 wickets for 28 runs.
Stark recently took 5 wickets while bowling brilliantly in the 2025 match against South Africa at the World Test Championship Final 2025 and also hit a half -century.
Australia team for first Test against West Indies
Pat Cummins (captain), Sam Contas, Usman Khwaja, Marnas Labushen, Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Josh England, Travis Head, Alex Carrie, Bu Webster, Mitchell Starc, Scene Abbott, Scott Bolland, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Leon, Mat Kuhneman.