These bowlers came close to Akhtar’s fastest ball, 5 bowlers who bowled at the highest speed

World Top Facetest Ball: In world cricket, there is always talk about the records of the players and their great performance. In this, there is such a record which is still in the name of Shoaib Akhtar, the former fast bowler of the Pakistani team. Akhtar bowled a ball at a speed of 161.3 kilometers per hour during the 2003 ODI World Cup against England. Even today no bowler has been able to break this record of Shoaib.

Shoaib Akhtar is always counted among the fast bowlers of world cricket. Apart from him, many such bowlers have been seen in world cricket so far who have impressed everyone with their speed but they have not been able to break Shoaib Akhtar’s record. After this, we are going to tell you about 5 such bowlers who came very close to breaking this record of Shoaib.

1 – Shaun Tate (161.1)

Former Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait was counted as the fastest bowler during his playing days. In the year 2010, in a match against England, the speed of one ball by Shaun Tait was 161.1 kilometers per hour. Talking about Shaun Tait’s career, he did not last long and he has played only 3 Tests and 35 ODIs apart from 21 T20 matches.

2 – Brett Lee (161.1)

Facing the balls of former Kangaroo fast bowler Brett Lee, who is one of the successful fast bowlers of world cricket, has never been an easy task for any batsman. In the year 2005, Brett Lee bowled the ball at a speed of 161.1 kmph in a match played against New Zealand in Napier.

3 – Mitchell Starc (160.4)

At present, Mitchell Starc is counted among the best fast bowlers in world cricket. Facing the pace of his balls has never been an easy task for the batsman. In 2015, Mitchell Starc bowled the ball at a speed of 160.4 kilometers per hour during a Test match played against New Zealand at Perth’s stadium.

4 – Fidel Edwards (157.7)

Fidel Edwards is counted among the fastest bowlers in West Indies cricket. He bowled a ball at a speed of 157.7 kilometers per hour in a match against South Africa in the year 2003.

5 – Mitchell Johnson (156.8)

There was a time when the pace of Mitchell Johnson was clearly visible in world cricket. In the 2013 match played against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Johnson’s one ball had a speed of 156.8 kilometers per hour.

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