FASTEST BLOWERS-TOP 10 FASTEST BOWLERS IN CRICKET HISTORY

Different bowlers employ different tactics against batters including swing, seam, and changing pace, but possibly the most effective is absolute speed.

Characterized by its excitement, cricket is a game in which fast bowling is mastered. Fast bowlers are some of the most interesting players in the game since the pace, force, and precision required to bowl a ball fast are all there. Every time fast bowlers hit the field, they test what the human body can bear, therefore stretching their own resilience, capacity, and mental resilience. Fans worldwide have been captivated by the charisma of the quickest bowlers; their ability to pitch a ball at over 150 km/h (93 mph) astounds. Considering their records, impact on the game, and legacy that has withstood the test of time, these are cricket's top 10 quickest bowlers in history.

There is no denying the effectiveness of a ball going over 150 kph; the faster it is bowled, the fewer chances a batsmen will have to react to hit the ball properly.

Remember this while you are betting on cricket: Quick bowlers usually take most wickets. So, who are the males who have sent the ball the farthest over the 150kph barrier? 

10. New Zealand's Shane Bond 

Shane Bond bowled 156.4 kilometers per hour (97.1 miles per hour). From 2002 to 2010, Shane Bond played for New Zealand. The fastest bowler in New Zealand was the right arm bowler throughout his career.

The 2003 ICC World Cup saw him throwing the ball down at a speed of 156.4 kph, which was his best. Regrettably, injury plagued this gifted bowler and he pair of years in ODIs and additional 25 in T20Is could only get 87 Test wickets. At the Indian Premier League's Mumbai Indians, he is currently on the coaching staff.

9. Mohammad Sami ( Pakistan)

Muhammad Sami hits 156.4 kph (97.1 mph), the speed and movement every bowler desired were present in this right arm pacer.

Debuting with a five for in a Test versus New Zealand, he went on to be the second fastest bowler his nation ever had. As the only cricketer to achieve a hat trick in all three international formats, he is linked with a storied record in cricketing history. The 156.4 kph fastball against Zimbabwe in a Dubai ODI in 2003 was his fastest delivery. In one day internationals and 21 T20I games, he declared 85 Test wickets and 121 wickets. 

8. Mitchell Johnson (Australia) 

With a speed of 156.8 kmph (97.4 mph) Mitchell Johnson is among the most honored cricketers in Australia and worldwide.

He is a bowler among few who also can play batsman in a professional manner. In December 2013 in Australia, his fastest ball came against England during the third day of the fourth Ashes Test. His bowling racked up 313 Test wickets, 239 ODI wickets, and 38 T20Is. He scored 11 half-centuries and a hundred runs as a batsman. In 2014 he was ICC Test Player of the year as well as ICC Cricketer of the year. 

7. Fidel Edwards 157.7 kph (97.9 mph)

Edwards is a left arm fast, a comparative rarity. Playing for South Africa in 2003, he bowls at 157.7 kph in his first international year of cricket. He has 165 Test wickets, 60 in ODIs. Though he played for West Indies as recently as 2012, he still plays in franchise T20 leagues.

6. Andy Roberts

Andy Roberts of West Indies hits 159.5 kph (99.1 mph).

Roberts' 159.5 kph effort came in 1975 against Australia in one of the fastest bowlers on the global stage in the 70s. Elected in 2005 was later member of the U.S. Cricket Hall of Fame representing Hampshire and Leicestershire counties in England.

5. Mitchell Starc (Australia) 

Mitchell Starc hits 99. 7 mph, 160.4 kph.

With his velocities always reaching 146.4 kph, Starc ranks among the dangerous fastest bowlers in the world. Quick, in swing Yorkers are his forte. On the third day of the second 2015 contest of New Zealand, his fastest ball came. With 184 ODI wickets and 244 Test wickets under his belt, In 2015, the world cup was won by Australia team of which he was a member.

4. Jeff Thomson (Australia) – 160.

Thomson was possibly the most terrifying bowler in cricket during his professional career running from 1972 to 1985. In Perth in 1975, his quickest delivery came against the West Indies. Two players that frightened batsmen in world cricket were Thomson and fellow countryman Dennis Lillee. With 55 ODI wickets, he claimed 200 Test wickets. He entered the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2016.

3. Brett Lee (Australia) 

Brett Lee hurls at 160.8 kph (99.9 mph).

With 310 Test wickets, 280 ODI wickets, and 487 first class wickets, Lee ranks among the most outstanding all round Australian bowlers. He helped Australia claim the titles of the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2003 and 2007. New Zealand in Napier in 2005 saw him at his fastest. In Twenty International Cricket, he was the first cricket player to get a hat trick.

2. Shaun Tait (Australia)

Shaun Tait hits 161. 1 kph (100. 1 miles)

Between 2006 and 2016, Tait bowled fitfully for Australia. At Lords in 2010 against England, he delivered his fastest ball. Tait was a top ranked franchise cricket player with Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Adelaide Strikers, Hobart Hurricanes, and Melbourne Renegades. Injury forced him to quit first class cricket unexpectedly at age 25.

1. Shoaib Akhtar ( Pakistan)

Shoaib Akhtar of Pakistan hits 161. 3 kph (100. 2 mph)

The Rawalpindi Express is Akhtar was the first to go beyond 100 mph. He played his career top performance against England in the 2003 ICC World Cup. From 1997 till 2011, he captured 178 Test wickets and 247 ODI wickets in his career.