Fastest Indian Bowlers LIST: The Indian Premier League (IPL 2022) has seen several tearaway quicks ply their trade, but the raw pace of Umran Malik testing out the speed gun consistently has been a sheer testament to the young talent. Malik clocked 156.9 KPH on Thursday to better his own record. Follow Insidesport.IN for all Cricket updates.
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Fastest Indian Bowlers LIST: Umran Malik now HEADS India’s FASTEST Bowlers LIST, Check TOP 5 Fastest Bowlers ever in India & World
Umran Malik, who was one of the few uncapped Indians to be retained in the IPL 2022 auction has also won the award for the fastest delivery in every match this season plying his trade for Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise.
On Thursday, Umran Malik lit the stage on fire. In the 20th over, Malik bowled four 150KPH+ deliveries against Delhi Capitals including 156.9 KPH, which is by far the fastest delivery bowled by any Indian bowler.
Fastest Indian Bowlers LIST: Umran Malik now HEADS India’s FASTEST Bowlers LIST, Check TOP 5 Fastest Bowlers ever in India & World
Fastest Indian Bowlers LIST: Umran Malik now HEADS India’s FASTEST Bowlers LIST, Check TOP 5 Fastest Bowlers ever in India & World
While Umran has already become one of the fastest bowlers from the country, let’s take a look at some of the quickest bowlers that India has produced so far. Also, note that the list caters to cricketers who played at the international level after the introduction of the speed tracking device by the ICC.
Javagal Srinath
The veteran Indian pacer is said to have bowled the fastest ball by an India quick. The Karnataka cricketer clocked 149.6kph to become the second-fastest bowler in the 1999 World Cup, only after Shoaib Akhtar. Unofficially reports also suggest that Srinath could have breached the 157kph-mark during India’s tour to South Africa in 1996, but the presence of reliable speed guns ensures that the number doesn’t make it to the official list.
Jasprit Bumrah
Pathan’s state-mate Jasprit Bumrah comes close on the list, with a delivery that clocked 153.26kph during the first Test match against Australia in 2018. He ended the series as the joint highest wicket-taker with 21 scalps, which helped India win their first-ever series Down Under.
Mohammed Shami
Mohammed Shami, who has cut down on his pace a tad for accuracy, had recorded 153.3kph during the third Test match against Australia in Melbourne in 2015. He ended the series with 15 wickets, the fastest from India.
5. Notable mentions
While the four aforementioned players apart from Umran lead the charts amongst Indians, there a host of other bowlers are barely behind.
Navdeep Saini’s delivery of 152.85kph during the 2019 edition of the India Premier League was the fastest ball in the IPL by an Indian, till Umran broke the record, while Ishant Sharma had sent down a 152.6kph ball while playing against Australia in the CB series way back in 2008. Four years later, Umesh Yadav bowled at a speed of 152.5kph against Sri Lanka in Brisbane, and Varun Aaron also clocked the same speed against the same rivals in 2014 to ensure his name finds a spot in the list of fastest bowlers from India.
Fastest Indian Bowlers LIST: Umran Malik now HEADS the India’s FASTEST Bowlers LIST, Check TOP 5 Fastest Bowlers ever in India & World
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