Starc celebrates after dismissing Kumar.—AFP

PERTH: Young left-arm quick Mitchell Starc on Saturday said that invaluable tips from legendary Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram has helped him to swing the ball consistently during the ongoing Test match against India.

‘‘It was a brief chat. I had the opportunity to catch up with him in Sydney. It was about wrist position to get the ball to swing consistently. I hope to catch up with him again. He is a genius and chatting with him would not do any harm,” Starc who got Sachin Tendulkar leg before with an incoming delivery, told reporters.

Dismissing someone of Tendulkar’s stature is a memorable experience and Starc is no exception. “To take every wicket is a good feeling but to get the Little Master is a great feeling. Importantly for us, they are four wickets down and we would be pushing to close it out tomorrow.”

Starc, who also got Gautam Gambhir with a shorter said, that he is unaware whether it was cracks in the pitch that helped in letting the ball fly.—Agencies