BASSETERRE, March 13: Australian paceman Glenn McGrath wants to finish his career in record-breaking fashion by overtaking Pakistan's Wasim Akram as the World Cup's most successful bowler.

The 37-year-old retired from Test cricket with 563 wickets to his name after helping Australia to a 5-0 Ashes whitewash of England earlier this year.

Now he needs another 10 victims to equal Wasim's all-time World Cup tally of 55 wickets.

“I noticed I'm number two in World Cup wickets. Wasim, who I think was one of the best bowlers of all time, is on top with 55 so it would be nice to get a couple in front by the end of the tournament,” McGrath told reporters here on Tuesday.

Wasim, arguably the best left-arm seamer the world has seen, played five World Cups between 1987 to 2003 and helped Pakistan to the title in 1992.

McGrath said he is looking forward to the start of the World Cup. “It is seven weeks of good cricket between now and then, so I want to play some good cricket and comfortably hang up my boots.”—AFP