Six Records held by Mitchell Johnson

Mitchell Johnson – The BeastFinally, Mitchell Johnson, popularly called as “The Beast”, has announced his retirement from International Cricket following his poor form in the ongoing Test series against New Zealand. If Mitchell Starc was breaking the speed-guns with his fiery pace, Johnson looked out of sorts in the match and he finds it a perfect time to bid adieu. Mitchell joins players like Michael Clarke, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin and Chris Rogers to have announced their departure from the Australian team this year.While his decision was met with tributes from players and fans across the globe, his years of International service means that statistics are not enough to measure the impact he had on Australian Cricket. We look at some of the records that Mitchell Johnson carved out in his International career:

#1 4th Highest Wicket-taker in Test Matches for Australia

Mitchell Johnson ended up with 313 wickets in his kitty

Australian cricket, traditionally, is well-known for its fast bowling glory and Johnson was another to add flavour to it. Mitchell Johnson has 313 Test Wickets in his kitty in a total of 73 matches, which places him at the fourth spot in the Highest Wicket-takers in Tests for Australia.

While the legendary Shane Warne (708) tops the list, Glenn McGrath (563) and Dennis Lillee (355) are the others who are ahead of him.