Australia’s veteran left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc has
climbed to the summit of the ICC Men's Test Bowling Rankings for the first time
in his illustrious 15-year international career.
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The 36-year-old paceman secured the top spot following a sensational Player of the Series performance. His match-winning 10-wicket haul—featuring stellar figures of 6/12 and 4/39—propelled Australia to a commanding innings and 51-run victory.
Starc’s rise to number one ends Jasprit Bumrah's lengthy
reign at the top of the bowling charts, with Bumrah slipping to second. Matt
Henry rounds out the top three. While Starc has spent the vast majority of his
career hovering near the elite tier of world cricket—and recently broke into
the top three following a strong showing in the Ashes—the ultimate ranking had
remarkably eluded him until now.
Capitalizing on Bumrah's absence from international fixtures, Starc's latest milestone cements his legacy as one of the finest fast bowlers of his generation, proving his enduring brilliance and lethal swing in the longest format of the game.
