who is the fast bowler in cricket in the world?

Answer 1

There are 3 bowlers that can bowl really very fast indeed in the present day cricket and a bowler in past.

The one in the past that has got a really good pace is Dennis Lillie.

The present speedsters are, Brett Lee, Shoiab Akthar and Shane Bond.

All these bowlers can bowl with a very good pace. Though they bowl at a good pace the fastest delivery is bowled by Shoiab Akthar and the second being Dennis.

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Answer 2

Fast bowlers are the bowlers who run from 25 yards and bowl and the pace is 130+ kmph.

Fastest/Great/Good fast bowlers
Brett Lee, Shoaib Akhtar, Ajit Agarkar, Shaun Pollock, M Ntini, Glenn McGrath, Fidel Edmonds, Steve Harmisson, Andrew Flintoff, Irfan Pathan.

Answer 3

Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling. Practitioners are usually known as fast bowlers or pace bowlers although sometimes the label used refers to the specific fast bowling technique that bowler prefers, such as swing bowler or seam bowler.

The main aim of fast bowling is to bowl the hard cricket ball at high speed and to induce it to bounce off the pitch in an erratic fashion or move sideways through the air, the combination of these factors making it difficult for the batsman to hit the ball cleanly. A typical fast delivery has a speed in the range 136 to 150 km/h (85 to 95 mph). The fastest delivery that has ever been officially recorded clocked in at 161.3 km/h (100.2 mph) and was bowled by Shoaib Akhtar of Pakistan during a match against England in the 2003 Cricket World Cup. The unfortunate batsman on the end of the delivery was Nick Knight; however, his wicket remained intact.

In most cricketing countries, fast bowlers are usually considered to be the mainstay of a team's bowling attack, with slower bowlers in support roles. In the subcontinent, especially including India and Sri Lanka, the reverse is often true, with fast bowlers serving mainly to soften the ball up for the spinners. This is mainly due to the condition of the pitches used in those countries which gives more help to spinners than to fast bowlers, but at an international level it is also a reflection of the outstanding skills of their spinners compared to their often-mediocre pace bowlers.

Notable fast bowlers

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These are the top ten ranked fast bowlers in the world according to the LG ICC cricket ratings as of April 20, 2006.[2]
Name Nationality Speed Test Bowling average
Makhaya Ntini South Africa Fast 28.15
Glenn McGrath Australia Fast-Medium 21.55
Matthew Hoggard England Fast-Medium 29.26
Andrew Flintoff England Fast 31.45
Shoaib Akhtar Pakistan Fast 25.69
Chaminda Vaas Sri Lanka Fast-Medium 28.81
Shane Bond New Zealand Fast 21.53
Andre Nel South Africa Fast-Medium 27.43
Shaun Pollock South Africa Fast-Medium 23.25
Irfan Pathan India Medium-Fast 30.43

Answer 4

London: Shoaib Akhtar's achievement in bowling the first recorded 100 mile an hour delivery will not be officially ratified, an International Cricket Council (ICC) spokesman said on Monday.

Pakistan quick Akhtar, 26, nicknamed the 'Rawalpindi Express', was clocked at 161 kilometres per hour (100.04 mph) in the third and final One-day International against New Zealand in Lahore on Saturday.

However, bowling speeds have never formed part of cricket's official statistics where runs, wickets and catches make up the bulk of the record books.

"We have never kept any official records about bowling speeds," ICC spokesman David Clarke said on Monday. "None whatsoever. It's not an officially recognised record."

Clarke said there were no forthcoming plans to create an official bowling speed table. "Not at this stage. But the ICC will be looking at various different aspects of the game during the next few months."

The timing of Akhtar's delivery was clocked by a speed gun belonging to a sponsor at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium as the speed gun belonging to the host broadcaster was out of order.

But it is no surprise to anyone in world cricket that Akhtar, whose career has also been dogged by accusations of throwing, should be claiming the record, given the number of times he has been recorded bowling deliveries in the 95 MPH plus range.

His major rival for the title of world's fastest bowler is Brett Lee. Earlier this year the Australian was timed at 99.8 miles per hour in Cape Town.

For more than 20 years, the generally accepted quickest delivery ever bowled was regarded as the 99.8 mile per hour delivery sent down by Lee's Australian predecessor Jeff Thomson.

However, that 1976 'wonder-ball' was sent down during a special net session, there being no equipment at the time to accurately measure delivery speeds in match conditions. Source(s)

Answer 5

Brett Lee, Shoaib Akthar, Makhaya Ntini & Shane Bond

Answer 6

Speed merchant Shoaib Akhtar has the record for bowling the fastest delivery in the history of cricket in any form when he bowled to Nick Knight of England in a world cup match in South Africa. The delivery was recorded 161.3 KM/H he bowled again in the same over with the same speed.The previous record was held by Geoff Thompson of Australia who bowled at 99 miles/hour in 1975

Answer 7

Wasim Akram from Pakistan, The Best fast bowler the world has ever seen. He has taken most wickets in one day internationls that is 502. He has played 5 worldcups and is a great great bowler, along with him waqar younis, javagal sirinath, chaminda vaas and shaun pollock are good also.

Answer 8

Brett Lee, Shoiab Akthar and Shane Bond (presently)

Answer 9

Brett Lee

Answer 10

Brett Lee