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Fastest Ball Bowled In Cricket History many players have made their own place in the cricket world. Someone ruled the hearts of the fans with his brilliant batting, and some made a fear in the hearts of the batsmen with their dangerous bowling. The fast bowlers also injured the batsmen several times with their dangerous bowling. These bowlers wanted to scare the batsmen with their deadly bowling and wanted to make their wickets as soon as possible. Many times the bowlers used to succeed in this, while many times they did not feel success in it.
In the cricket world, more than one fast bowlers came and left. Many fast bowlers made their fear in the hearts of the batsmen. When those fast bowlers descended for bowling, the batsmen used to tremble. The batsmen did not want to face those selected fast bowlers. The balls of these bowlers used to come to the batsman at the speed of the rocket. The batsman did not get a chance to recover. Know about the bowlers who throw the 5 fastest ball in the world of international cricket. Who bowled the ball at such a high speed which was recorded in the history pages of cricket. Australia dominates the top five bowlers who throw the fastest ball.
Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar holds a record for throwing the fastest ball in international cricket. Akhtar, popularly known as Rawalpindi Express, was the first bowler to cross a speed of 100 mph. The fastest ball of this right -handed pacer was thrown against England in the 2003 ICC World Cup.
Shoaib Akhtar bowled at a speed of 100.2 mph i.e. 161.3 kph. He took 178 Test wickets and 247 ODI wickets in his international cricket career from 1997-2011.
Former Australia’s Pesar Seon Tate holds a record of putting the ball at a speed of 161.1 kmph. Tate continued to play for the Australian team between 2006-2016. He was injured most of the time. He could not pull his cricket career prolonged due to injury. His fastest ball was against England in 2010 at Lord’s.
Shaun Tate bowled at a speed of 100.1 mph. Tate has played for Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Adelaide Strikers, Hobart Harikens and Melbourne Renegade in Tate franchise cricket. Due to injury, he took retirement from first education at the age of 25.
Brett Lee impressed with his fast bowling in all three formats of cricket. This legendary fast bowler is recorded at throwing balls at a speed of 160.8 kmph. Brett Lee, who bowled at a speed of 99.9 mph, has taken 310 Test wickets, 280 ODI wickets and 487 first -class wickets.
Brett Lee helped Australia win the ICC Cricket World Cup title of 2003 and 2007. His fastest ball was thrown against New Zealand in Napier in 2005. He was the first bowler to take a hat-trick in T20 International cricket.
Former Australia fast bowler Jyoff Thomson has also bowled at a speed of 160.6 kmph. Thomson was the most dangerous bowler of cricket in his career from 1972–1985. His fastest ball was thrown against the West Indies in Perth in 1975. He bowled the ball at a speed of 99.8 mph. Thomson and his compatriot Dennis Lily together formed a pair that scared the batsmen in international cricket. He took 200 Test wickets and 55 ODI wickets. He was included in the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2016.
Australia’s fast bowler Mitchell Starc is currently one of the fastest bowlers in the world. Whose speed is regularly around 146.4 kmph. He is famous for his speed, in-swing yorker. The fastest ball of this left -arm fast bowler came against New Zealand on the third day of the second Test in 2015.
Stormy bowler Stark bowled at a speed of 160.4 km per hour. Stark, who has hit the ball at a speed of 99.7 mph, has taken 244 Test wickets and 184 ODI wickets. He was part of the Australia team that won the World Cup in 2015.
