The fastest bowling speed in the world is delivered by Shoaib Akhtar. undoubtedly the fastest bowler in the world is Shoaib Akhtar a player from Pakistan. In this blog, we have listed the top 10 fastest bowlers in the world ever.
Bowling is one of the important skills in cricket without a good bowler a team can not win any match. a bowler plays a very important role in the field. today we are going to discuss the top 10 fastest bowlers in cricket history. the high speed recorded is 161.3 Km/hr.
So let us first take a close look at the list of top 11 fast bowlers from the world. The following table contains a list of the top 11 fastest bowlers in the world
| Player name | Player country | High speed record |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Shoaib Akhtar | Pakistan | 161.3 KPH |
| #2 Brett Lee | Australia | 161.1 KPH |
| #3 Shaun Tait | Australia | 161.1 KPH |
| #4 Jeff Thomson | Australia | 160.6 KPH |
| #5 Mitchell Starc | Australia | 160.4 KPH |
| #6 Andy Roberts | West Indies | 159.5 KPH |
| #7 Fidel Edwards | West Indies | 157.7 KPH |
| #8 Mitchell Johnson | Australia | 156.8 KPH |
| #9 Mohammad Sami | Pakistan | 156.4 KPH |
| #10 Shane Bond | New Zealand | 156.4 KPH |
| #11 Nantie Hayward | South Africa | 154.4 KPH |
Let us know about them in detail from rank 10 to rank 1
TOP 10 FASTEST BOWLER IN THE WORLD
#10: Shane Bond
Shane Bond is In the 10th position in the world’s top 10 fastest bowler list. Shane Bond is a New Zealand player who played for Newzealand from 2002 to 2010. Shane Bond is a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed batsman. His fastest delivery recorded was 156.4 km/h during ICC World Cup 2003. Another exciting fact about him is, he was the third-fastest bowler to reach 100 wickets in ODIs.
#9: Mohammad Sami
Mohammad Sami is a Pakistani cricket player and a right-handed fast bowler the fastest delivery Mohammad Sami recorded was 156.4 km/hr which made him the top 2nd fastest bowler in Pakistan cricket and 9th on the list of world fastest bowlers. An interesting and unique fact about him is he is the only player to make a hat trick in all three international formats of international cricket. He took 85 wickets in test matches, 121 in ODIs, and 21 T20I wickets.
#8: Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson is an Australian cricket player he is in the 8th position for the all-time fastest bowlers in the world with a delivery speed of 156.8 Km/hr . he is a left-arm fast bowler who delivers the ball at an average speed of 150 km/hr. He took a total of 313 Test wickets, 239 in ODIs, and 38 in T20Is in his career.
#7: Fidel Edwards
On the 7th position of the list, the next name is Fidel Edwards. Fidel Edwards is a West Indies Cricket player. His highest delivery speed recorded was 157 km/hr came against South Africa in 2003, he has taken a total of 165 wickets in Test Cricket and 60 wickets in ODI as of 2021 last he played for the West Indies in 2012.
#6: Andy Roberts
Andy Roberts is another player from the West Indies and the second oldest player in the top 10 fastest bowlers in the world list, with skill in high-speed bowling. His highest delivery speed recorded is 159.5 Km/hr against Australia in a test match. He took a total of 202 wickets in test and 87 wickets in the ODI.
#5: Mitchell Starc
Mitchell Starc is a left-arm Australian paceman who helped Australia lift the World Cup in 2015. He is another left-arm fastest bowler in the list of the top 10 fastest bowlers in the world. The highest delivery speed of Mitchell is 160.4 Km/hr. He took a total of 244 Test wickets, 178 in ODIs, and 43 in T20Is since his debut in 2010.
#4: Jeff Thomson
Jeff Thomson is an Australian cricket player and a legendary fastest bowler. Jeff Thomson played a total of 101 matches for Australia in Test and ODI in which he took 255 wickets. He is the oldest among the top 10 fastest bowlers list. His fastest delivery speed is 160.6 km/hr which he delivered against the West Indies in 1975.
#3: Shaun Tait
With a delivery speed of 161.1 km/h against England in 2011 Shaun Tait became The top 3rd person in the list of fastest bowlers. In the year 2022, he was appointed as the bowling coach in the Pakistan national cricket team. Previously he played for Australia in all three forms but he has the most successful career in ODIs.
#2: Brett Lee
Brett Lee is another Australian player who comes to the list of the top fastest bowler in the world with his average capacity of delivering ball is 160 km/hr and his highest ball delivery speed recorded in the field was 161.1 kph (100.1 mph) while playing against New Zealand in 2005. he has taken a total of 310 wickets in the test and 380 wickets in ODI.
#1: Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib Akhtar is the fastest bowler in the world ever. He is one of Pakistan fast bowlers who is recorded as the fastest bowler in the history of cricket in the world. He has broken many records in the fastest bowling. His fastest delivery was 161.3 Km/hr. He is the only player who crossed 100 mph twice a year in the history of cricket. He has taken a total of 178 wickets in test matches,247 wickets in ODI, and 19 wickets in T20I.
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TOP 5 Indian fast bowlers LIST
here is the list of the top 5 Indian fastest bowlers among fast bowlers of India.
| 1 | Umran Malik (IPL) | 157 km/h (Fastest ball bowled by an Indian – IPL 2022, against DC) |
| 2 | Irfan Pathan | 153.7 km/h |
| 3 | Mohammed Shami | 153.3 km/h |
| 4 | Navdeep Saini | 152.85 |
| 5 | Zaheer Khan | 145.1 km/h |
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Who is the 5 fastest bowler in the world?
5 fastest bowlers in the world are:
#1 Shoaib Akhtar(Pakistan) – 161.3 KPH
#2 Brett Lee (Australia) – 161.1 KPH
#3 Shaun Tait(Australia) – 161.1 KPH
#4 Jeff Thomson(Australia) – 160.6 KPH
#5 Mitchell Starc(Australia)-160.4 KPH
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top 5 Indian fastest bowlers are:
Umran Malik (IPL) – 157 km/h (Fastest ball bowled by an Indian – IPL 2022, against DC)
Irfan Pathan- 153.7 km/h
Mohammed Shami -153.3 km/h
Navdeep Saini – 152.85
Zaheer Khan – 145 km/h
