Sohaib no longer the fastest...101.9 MPH!!!

[NikhilN]

I'm simply stunned!

Muhammad Sami had just bowled 101.9 mph in Peshawar ODI against India it was the last ball of 10th over - hit Dravid's chest pad!

Formerly Shoaib was the fastest bowler in the world as he bowled a delivery recorded 100.23 mph to Nick Knight of England in a WC 2003 match which, he blocked on the back-foot with an straight back.

 

[Linda]

:O :O :O

What's been his average speed for today? ie was it a fluke or has he been near enough to it all day?

 

[Tim]

Well if this is official, then there can be no complaints about it because Sami's action has no problems with it what-so-ever.

 

[Jono]

I'll be sure to watch that on the highlights tomorrow. Lucky Dravid was wearing a chest pad. :O

 

[masterblaster]

Oh my god!

101.9 mph?!

Thats insanely fast, im sure Dravid must've felt that ball, even if he was wearing a chest guard!

Any chance the speedometer is 'dodgy'?

 

[Beleg]

Wow.
Not sure it's dodgy though or even a fluke.
Sami was recorded at 97.5 MPH during the last match and he had been reaching 95 constantly during the NZ tour.
I remember the first time he played in NZ, even at the age of 19 he could bowl at 89-90 MPH.

 

[masterblaster]

He has the potential to be one of the best future fast bowlers in Pakistan.

He just gives it away to easily and really needs to be more consistent.

5/30 odd in one innings, 0/130 odd in the next.

That is letting him down.

 

[Tim]

In the test series recently v NZ, his 2nd innings spell in the 1st test was brilliant..very quick & I think he took 6 or 7 wickets if im correct.

But then in the ODI series he was absolutely hammered...you're right, if he could get consistency he'd be a very fine bowler.

 

[Beleg]

Actually, it was the other way around.
It was the same in his first tour of NZ.
8 wickets in the first test and failed pretty miserably in the next two. On debut too.
It was a fiver, Tim. And if it wasn't for the clouds and Vettori he would have gotten more.
It was like 52/7 and then 95 odd for 8 and then rain intervened.

 

[zohaib]

No. I dont think so. The speed gun has been very dodgy today infact one of Shoaibs ball was clocked around 104 & then the next at 67 even though they both looked the same speed.

 

[Muddaser]

when did shoaib clock 104mph. his fastest of the day is 96mph delivery to ganguly. sami is the quicker of the two and even dravid struggles to play him.

 

[Bouncer]

Just bowled a ball to Pawar @ 98.5 MPH

 

[Craig]

Wow.
Not sure it's dodgy though or even a fluke.
Sami was recorded at 97.5 MPH during the last match and he had been reaching 95 constantly during the NZ tour.
I remember the first time he played in NZ, even at the age of 19 he could bowl at 89-90 MPH.

In the last tour (just completed), Sami's pace actually went up the longer is spell went up.

 

[a massive zebra]

I'm simply stunned!

Muhammad Sami had just bowled 101.9 mph in Peshawar ODI against India it was the last ball of 10th over - hit Dravid's chest pad!

No. He didn't.

During the interval between innings Charles Colville announced that although it appeared that this was the case, in fact the speed-camera was faulty and would probably have registered Mushy bowling at 90mph also.

Sorry to spoil the fun.

 

[Mingster]

thanks for that. I knew that speed looked dodgy.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Also its almost impossible for a short ball to be that fast, nearly all of the fastest balls bowled are full length or full tosses.

 

[ajaagarkarajaaja]

So what if he doeasn't have a dodgy action, they have a dodgy speedometer for Sami....Hahaa.


IMO.. Sami is a pile of garbage, no point in bowling fast without any control.I reckon he will disappear from cricket world in a year

 

[Tony Blade]

You are soooo very wrong. He will only get better with time:!(

 

[Armadillo]

So what if he doeasn't have a dodgy action, they have a dodgy speedometer for Sami....Hahaa.


IMO.. Sami is a pile of garbage, no point in bowling fast without any control.I reckon he will disappear from cricket world in a year

I could say the same about Zaheer Khan, but he doesn't even bowl fast

 

[harry674]

So what if he doeasn't have a dodgy action, they have a dodgy speedometer for Sami....Hahaa.


IMO.. Sami is a pile of garbage, no point in bowling fast without any control.I reckon he will disappear from cricket world in a year

i think ur a joker! seriously.

get a decent nick,