Mitchell Starc became the most successful left-arm fast bowler in Test history, surpassing Wasim Akram's record. He picked six wickets in the second Ashes Test.

Mitchell Starc may now stand alone as the most successful left-arm fast bowler in Test history, but the Australian quick insists he does not belong in the same conversation as the legendary Wasim Akram .

Starc overtook the iconic Pakistani pacer during a commanding spell on day one of the second Ashes Test at the Gabba, where his six-wicket haul lifted him to 418 career Test wickets, four clear of Akram’s long-standing tally of 414. Yet despite the milestone, the 35-year-old immediately deflected comparisons with the man widely regarded as the greatest left-arm bowler ever to grace the game.

“Wasim’s still a far better bowler

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