Although cricket is a game, which often gives more importance to batsmen, bowlers also share an important place in the game, check out the top five list of the fastest bowler in the world in the game’s history
While bowling itself is a skill, bowling at high speeds with efficiency is a totally different talent and requires a lot of practice.
List of top 5 fastest bowlers in the world in international cricket history and top bowler fastest ball speed
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Bowlers who deliver fast bowls are called pace bowlers, or speed guns, or pace spearheads. These players tend to bring in a lot more excitement in the sport every time they deliver their fast bowls.
Fastest bowler in the world 2023
Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar, is currently considered as the world’s fastest bowler in the history of cricket. The 47-year-old bowled the fastest delivery in cricket at 161.3 km/hr back in 2003.
Top five all-time fastest bowlers in cricket history
Given below is the top five list of the all-time fastest bowlers in cricket history:
| Rank | Bowler | Fastest Delivery | Country
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| 1 | Shoaib Akhtar | 161.3 km/hr (100.2 mph) | Pakistan | England | 2003 |
| 2 | Shaun Tait | 161.1 km/hr (100.1 mph) | Australia | England | 2010 |
| 3 | Brett Lee | 161.1 km/hr (100.1 mph) | Australia | New Zealand | 2005 |
| 4 | Jeffrey Thomson | 160.6 km/hr (99.8 mph) | Australia | West Indies | 1975 |
| 5 | Mitchell Starc | 160.4 km/hr (99.7 mph) | Australia | New Zealand | 2015 |
Top 5 list of fastest Indian bowlers
Umran Malik from Hyderabad recently became the fastest bowler in India during the Indian T20 League 2022 season. Throughout the season, Umran managed to constantly bowl over 150kph.
Given below is the top five list of the fastest Indian bowlers:
| Rank | Bowler | Fastest Delivery/Ball | Year |
| 1 | Umran Malik | 157 km/hr | 2022 |
| 2 | Irfan Pathan | 153.7 km/hr | 2007 |
| 3 | Mohammed Shami | 153.3 km/hr | 2014 |
| 4 | Jasprit Bumrah | 153.26 km/hr | 2018 |
| 5 | Navdeep Saini | 152.85 km/hr | 2019 |
Top five fastest bowlers in Indian T20 League
In the Indian T20 League history, Shaun Tait holds the record for the fastest delivery at 157.7 km/hr in 2011. The rest of the four fastest deliveries came in the 2022 Indian T20 League where Lockie Ferguson bowled the fastest delivery at 157.3 km/hr.
Umran Malik who comes in the third spot is the fastest Indian bowler in the top 5 fastest bowlers of the Indian T20 league. Given below is the top five fastest bowlers in Indian T20 League:
| Rank | Bowler | Fastest Ball Bowled (km/hr) | Season |
| 1 | Shaun Tait | 157.7 | 2011 |
| 2 | Lockie Ferguson | 157.3 | 2022 |
| 3 | Umran Malik | 157 | 2022 |
| 4 | Anrich Nortje | 156.2 | 2022 |
| 5 | Umran Malik | 156 | 2022 |