Top 10 Fastest Bowlers in the History of International Cricket

UpdatedThursday, September 22, 2016

Fast bowling is an integral part of cricket. There are lots of very famous and great fast bowlers in the history of cricket who made their names by accuracy, swing and excelled bowling. One the other hand there are so many bowlers that are famous for their fast and furious bowling. These fastest bowlers were the nightmare of every batsman. They shocked any batsman by their ultimate pace and speed. Here is the list of top 10 fastest bowlers in the history of international cricket.

Fastest Bowlers in the History of International Cricket

#1-Shoaib Akhtar

Shoaib Akhter fastest bowlersFastest Delivery-161.3km/h
Pakistani right arm fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is famous for his fast and furious bowling. He is regarded fastest bowler in the history of cricket. Rawalpindi express made his Test debut in November 1997 and played his first One Day International four months later. In world cup 2003, has bowled fastest delivery officially recorded at a speed of 161.3 km/h (100.2 mph) against England. He has a number of fast bowling records. He has bowled at speeds of 161.3kph, 160kph, 159kph and 158.4kph. He was the first bowler in the history of cricket to have been recorded to bowl over 100 mph.

#2-Shaun TaitShaun Tait fastest bowler

Fastest Delivery- 161.1 km/h
Shaun Tait is Australian fastest bowler and one of the fastest bowlers in the history of cricket. With sling style, Tait regularly delivers the ball at speeds up to 155 km/h and occasionally faster. He bowled a ball measured at 160.7 km/h against Pakistan in 2010, the fastest ball ever recorded in Australia. His fastest delivery was of 161.1 km/h against England at Lord’s, the second-fastest of all-time.

#3-Brett Lee

Brett Lee fastest bowlerFastest Delivery- 160.8 km/h
Australian pacer Brett Lee is one of the fastest bowlers in the history of cricket. After Shoaib Akhtar and Tait, he is the fastest bowler in the world. His officially record fastest ball is of 160.8 kmph. He delivered his fastest delivery against New Zealand at Napier in 2002.

#4-Jeffrey Thompson

Jeffrey Thompson fastest bowlerFastest Delivery- 160.5 km/h
Former Australian paceman Jeff Thomson was one of the fastest bowlers to have played Test cricket. He is known unofficially as the fastest bowler of all time. Most cricketers and experts and viewers who have watched cricket from at least the 1970s rate Thomson as the fastest they ever saw. In 1975, in “net conditions”, he was timed using high-speed cameras with a speed of 160.45 km/h; one year on in 1976, he was timed at 160.58 km/h again, using conventional radar.

#5- Mitchell StarcMitchell Starc bowled the fastest delivery in cricket

Fastest Delivery-160.4km/h

The Australian pacer Mitchell Starc bowled one of the fastest deliveries in the history of cricket. He bowled 160.4km/h thunderbolt at the WACA Ground on Sunday 15 November 2015 against New Zealand. He became just the fifth person to officially bowl in excess of the magical 160km/h mark.

#6Andy Roberts

Andy Roberts fastest bowlerFastest Delivery-159.5 km/h
Former West Indies fast bowler was one of the quickest bowlers in cricket. He was fine bowler too, and twice taking seven wickets in an innings of a test match. His fastest delivery is of 159.5 km/h against Australia in Perth 1975. He is at no 5 position in our list of top 10 fastest bowlers in the history of cricket.

#7-Fidel Edwards

Fidel Edwards fastest bowlerFastest Delivery-157.7km/h
West Indies pace bowler Fidel Edwards is at #6 in our list of fastest bowlers in the history of cricket. His round-arm action greatly resembles that of former fast bowler Jeff Thomson. His fastest delivery is of 157.7 km/h against South Africa in 2003.

#8-Mitchell Johnson

Mitchell Johnson fastest bowlerFastest Delivery- 156.8 km/h
Mitchell Johnson is currently one of the fastest bowlers in the national cricket team of Australia. He generally bowls in the mid-140s and has a great ability to swing the new ball. His fastest delivery is of 156.8 km/h which he was delivered against England in 4th Ashes Test, Day 3 on December 2013 at MCG.

#9-Mohammad Sami

Mohammad Sami Pakistani fastest bowlerFastest Delivery- 156.4 km/h
Pakistani right arm fast bowler Mohammad Sami is at #8 spot in the list of fastest bowlers in the history of cricket. He is the second fastest bowler from Pakistan. He bowled his fastest delivery at a speed of 156.4 km/h at Sharjah against Zimbabwe in April 2003.

#10-Shane Bond

Shane Bond fastest bowlerFastest Delivery- 156.4 km/h
Shane Bond was the one of the best fast bowlers played for New Zealand. Bond is considered the fastest bowler of New Zealand. His fastest recorded delivery was clocked at 156.4 km/h against India in the 2003 World Cup.

#11-Dale Steyn

Dale Steyn fastest bowlerFastest Delivery- 155.7 km/h
“The bowling machine” Dale Steyn is one of the accurate and fastest bowler currently in action. He is an aggressive bowler and also has the ability of to swing the ball reverse. He made his debut from the South African side in 2005. He bowled his fastest delivery with the 155.7km/h speed against New Zealand. Steyn is at no 10 position in the list of top 10 fastest bowlers in the history of cricket along with Lasith Malinga.

#11-Lasith Malinga

Lasith Malinga fastest bowlerFastest Delivery- 155.7 km/h
Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga has unique round-arm action, sometimes referred to as a sling action. He is the fastest bowler of Sri Lanka and #10 in all over the world along with Dale Steyn. His fastest ball was clocked at 155.7 km/h in 2011. He is one of the most successful bowlers in T-20 cricket with his toe crushing Yorkers.