The left-armer is one of only a handful of bowlers to have recorded a delivery over that mark, sending down a sizzling 160.4 kph yorker during the second test against New Zealand at the WACA in 2015. Starc broke down early in the next match at Adelaide Oval, the inaugural day-night test match, with a stress fracture. However, feeling refreshed and stronger from the long break since COVID-19 put a halt to cricket in March, Starc hopes he might be able to return to top speed. "It would be nice but at the same time the two occasions I've been up around that (160 kph) mark I've snapped my foot," he said in comments published by Cricket Australia's website https://www.cricket.com.au/news/mitchell-starc-muscle-gain-fastest-ball-speed-australia-nsw-blues-new-south-wales/2020-08-12. "Perhaps that extra time in the gym and extra time off I might be able to push the limits again."

Source: The Star August 13, 2020 04:07 UTC