India, Dec. 4 -- 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 than I am," Starc told former England captain Michael Vaughan after stumps on Thursday.

"As far...