From Rohit Sharma to Virat Kohli, here’s a look at five cricketers who announced their retirement in 2025. This list also includes Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc and Marcus Stoinis.

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Starc’s 6 for 71 marked his sixth five-wicket haul in day-night Tests, the most by any bowler. He now owns 87 wickets with the pink ball, far ahead of Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins on 43 each

Starc says Akram still pinnacle of left-arm pace despite becoming highest Test wicket-taker

Left-arm pacers are unique and have troubled batters across generations. Let’s take a look at the top five left-arm pacers with the most wickets in Test cricket.

5 left-arm pacers with most Test wickets: Starc goes past Akram, check others

Starc now has 415 Test wickets after claiming three-for in England's first innings on Thursday (Dec 4) at the Gabba, one more than Akram's 414 and 100+ more than next Aussie best Mitchell Johnson's 313. 

Ashes 2025-26: Better than Wasim Akram! Starc is now BEST left-arm pacer in Test cricket

Had Day 3 been sold out, it would have set a new record for an Ashes Test at a non-Melbourne venue. CA are headed for an estimated loss of more than AU$3 million ($1.94 million) from ticket revenue for days three and four.

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The match progressed at a remarkable pace, with the fast bowlers controlling almost every session, and by the second afternoon, the result was evident. Ashes Tests rarely finish this quickly anymore, which is why this one will be remembered for a long time.

When was the last time an Ashes test ended inside two days?

With bowlers dominating Day 1 of the Test with 19 wickets, it was the Mitchell Starc and Travis Head show that stole the spotlight as Australia beat England by eight wickets.

Ashes 2025-26: Starc, Head wreak havoc as Australia wrap Perth opener on Day 2, take 1-0 lead

For the second straight innings, he dismissed English opener Zak Crawley for a duck, having also done so in the first innings. However, it was Mitchell Starc’s effort to clutch Crawley that made the headlines when he completed the return catch.

Watch: Mitchell Starc clutches one-handed stunner as Zak Crawley fails to break the duck in Perth Test

A total of 19 wickets fell on the day for 295 total between both the teams. At the stumps, Australia were 123/9 with still 59 runs needed to level England's first innings total of 172. Harry Brook's 52 was the highest score by a batter across both teams.

Ashes, 1st Test: Express bowling, poor batting headline 19-wicket opening day in Perth

Despite being one of the best batters of all time and ranking second for most Test runs in the world after Sachin Tendulkar, Joe Root is yet to break his duck for a ton in the red-ball format Down Under. 

New Ashes, same old Joe Root! England batter falls for duck as lacklustre Down Under form continues to haunt

Starc's figures of 7/58 are the best by a left-arm in Ashes Down Under after losing the toss since Bruce Reid's 7/51 in Boxing Day Test in December 1990. Thanks to him, England finished their first innings in Ashes opener for just 172 runs.

Ashes 2025-26: Mitchell Starc delivers nightmare in Perth even before dawn in England - WATCH

Starc's biggest wicket of the morning came nearly two overs later as he sent back star England batter Joe Root for a duck. With the wicket, Starc also completed 100 wickets in the Ashes. By the time Starc was done with his first spell, England were three down for 50 runs.

Ashes 2025-26: Starc starts off breathing fire and England not able to deal with heat

Bowling in ODI cricket is all about pace, spin skill and consistency. Over the years, several bowlers have made their mark with record-breaking spells. Let’s glance at the five fastest to reach 100 wickets in ODIs.

5 bowlers to fastest 100 ODI wickets: No Indian makes the cut

From Rishabh Pant to Shreyas Iyer, here's a look at the top five most expensive IPL players of all time. This list also includes Mitchell Starc, Venkatesh Iyer and Pat Cummins

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From Mitchell Starc to Mark Wood, here's a look at the top five active bowlers with most wickets in The Ashes. This list also includes Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood

From Mitchell Starc to Mark Wood, 5 active bowlers with most wickets in The Ashes

From Mitchell Starc to Rashid Khan, here's a look at the top five bowlers fastest to 150 wickets in ODIs. This list also includes Saqlain Mushtaq, Mohammed Shami and Trent Boult

From Mitchell Starc to Rashid Khan, 5 bowlers fastest to 150 wickets in ODIs

From Mitchell Starc to Pat Cummins, here's a look at the top five active Australian bowlers with most ODI wickets. This list also includes Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Marsh

Meet top 5 active Australian bowlers with most ODI wickets, check who tops list

Only a handful of active cricketers have picked over 300 Test wickets, and this list includes the top five of them.

5 highest Test wicket-takers among active bowlers, only 1 Indian on list

Mitchell Starc led the bowling attack for his team brilliantly, finishing his five-over spell with figures of 5-1-20-1 and helped his team to stay in control against Shubman Gill’s side.

IND vs AUS: Did Mitchell Starc bowl the fastest ball in cricket history - Here's what we know

The list of top wicket takers in Tests includes plenty of bowling heroes, and here we look at the left-armers only. 

Meet top 5 left-arm bowlers with most Test wickets

From Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, here's a look at the top five bowlers with most Test wickets in 2025. This list also includes Blessing Muzarabani, Nathan Lyon and Jomel Warrican

From Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, 5 bowlers with most Test wickets in 2025, no.2 will surprise you

The left-arm quick committed to representing Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League after an 11-year hiatus, subject to his fitness following the home Ashes that concludes in the first week of January.

After Ravi Ashwin, Mitchell Starc confirms BBL 2025 participation

From Mitchell Starc to Pat Cummins, here's a look at the top five active bowlers with most wickets in Test cricket. This list also includes Nathan Lyon, Kagiso Rabada and Ravindra Jadeja

From Mitchell Starc to Pat Cummins, 5 active bowlers with most Test wickets, check who tops list

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