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Watch: Mitchell Starc Celebrates Birthday With Milestone 700th International Wicket, Find Out Who Was His Last Wicket?

Mitchell Starc marked a memorable birthday by taking his 700th international wicket during the first Test match of the ongoing series.

Mitchell Starc marked a memorable birthday by taking his 700th international wicket during the first Test match of the ongoing series. The Australian fast bowler reached this impressive milestone when he dismissed Sri Lankan opener Dimuth Karunaratne for 7 runs, with Nathan McSweeney taking the catch in the gully. Starc’s achievement makes him the sixth-fastest player to reach 700 international wickets, doing so in 373 innings. 377 wickets in Tests, 244 wickets in ODIs, 79 wickets in T20Is Starc stands tall.

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The list of the fastest to 700 international wickets is topped by Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan (308 innings), followed by India’s Ravichandran Ashwin (351 innings). Other notable names include Shane Warne (354 innings) and Waqar Younis (355 innings). Starc’s remarkable feat puts him alongside cricketing legends, further solidifying his place in the annals of fast bowling history. His achievement also reflects Australia’s rich legacy of pace bowlers in the cricketing world.

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Fastest to reach 700 international wickets

RankPlayerInningsCountry
1Muttiah Muralitharan308🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
2Ravichandran Ashwin351🇮🇳 India
3Shane Warne354🇦🇺 Australia
4Waqar Younis355🇵🇰 Pakistan
5Glenn McGrath358🇦🇺 Australia
6Mitchell Starc373🇦🇺 Australia
7Brett Lee381🇦🇺 Australia
8Wasim Akram382🇵🇰 Pakistan
9Anil Kumble389🇮🇳 India

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