Today we are going to tell you about the five fastest bowlers who bowled such a fast ball in their career that it became part of history.
Here are these bowlers:
Mitchell Starc
The tall left arm pacer needs no introduction in the cricketing world. He has bowled some memorable deliveries in his caree. However, the fastest bowl came in 2015 when the pace of the ball clicked speed of 160.4 against New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor. Despite the deadly pace, Taylor managed to get it through.
Brett Lee, The Binga On Cricketing Field
Brett Lee has been one of the fastest bowlers in the Australian team. The furious and zippy bowling action was a troubling sight in itself, let alone the ball. If you missed Brett Lee, certainly, your rib cage or head will was in danger.
Brett Lee had created panic in his international career with his fast bowling, he always had competition with Shoaib Akhtar, a contemporary of Brett Lee. In 2010, Brett Lee set the record for the fastest delivery by bowling the ball at a speed of 160.1, later the record was broken by Shoaib Akhtar.
Shaun Tait, The Australian Spearheaded
Another fast bowler of the Australian team, Shaun Tait was known for his rapid and stingy pace. Although Shaun’s career was short, his fast bowling proved to be a headache for many batsmen. Playing against Pakistan, he bowled the fastest delivery of his career with a speed of 159.7 in the very first over.
Shoaib Akhtar The Rawalpindi Express
Whenever there is talk of fastest bowlers in world cricket, Shoaib Akhtar’s name will definitely be included in it because Shoaib Akhtar has added a new chapter to the definition of bowling with his fast bowling. Many important players were injured by his dangerous bouncer and toe breaking yorkers.
His bowling was also a call for the batsmen. He made the record of bowling the fastest ball in world cricket history by bowling the ball at a very high speed against Australia in 2005 with a speed of 160.3. And this record of his has not been broken by any bowler till date.