The Fastest Bowler ever?

[OverratedSanity]

Hard to imagine anyone ever being as fast as Akhtar. Pre injury Thomson maybe the only one I can believe was.

 

[DrWolverine]

It’s surprising that no one has touched 100mph with so much improvement in fitness and science techniques

 

[sayon basak]

Not sure if this footage proves anything, though the video claims both footages were captured at 25 fps.

 

[subshakerz]

It’s surprising that no one has touched 100mph with so much improvement in fitness and science techniques

Shoaib did.

 

[subshakerz]

Akthar and likely Thommo were fastest in terms of peak they can reach.

Brett Lee and Tait more consistently fast.

 

[Johan]

It’s surprising that no one has touched 100mph with so much improvement in fitness and science techniques

that speed destroys your body and doesn't actually gain you anything, look at Bret Lee, constantly reached 95mph but the 85 mph Stuart Broad was an infinitely more successful career and an objectively better bowler

 

[sayon basak]

Shoaib did.

It's been 21 years since he did it.

 

[sayon basak]

that speed destroys your body and doesn't actually gain you anything, look at Bret Lee, constantly reached 95mph but the 85 mph Stuart Broad was an infinitely more successful career and an objectively better bowler

Who is rated higher in general?

Gotcha!

 

[DrWolverine]

Shoaib did.

After Shoaib

It has been 20+ years since he bowled 100mph

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Ncanana was a menace in Stumped!

 

[sayon basak]

Reverse sweep on a full toss!

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Reverse sweep on a full toss!

wrong thread

 

[sayon basak]

wrong thread

Ok whatever.

Good reverse sweep tho.

 

[BazBall21]

Brett Lee deserves special praise - Despite being an express fast bowler he played 76 Tests and 221 ODIs.

Bowled a lot of overs per test too.

 

[Johan]

Who is rated higher in general?

Gotcha!

Broad by far

 

[sayon basak]

Broad by far

Was talking about general people outside CW.

 

[Migara]

Hard to imagine anyone ever being as fast as Akhtar. Pre injury Thomson maybe the only one I can believe was.

Akthar himself admits Mohammed Zahid was a yard quicker than hiim

 

[subshakerz]

After Shoaib

It has been 20+ years since he bowled 100mph

 

[subshakerz]

Akthar himself admits Mohammed Zahid was a yard quicker than hiim

Akthar quicker through the air, Zahid quicker off the pitch.

 

[DrWolverine]

Any proof of him actually being super fast? It is quite normal for bowlers to praise their friends and colleagues

TA Sekhar was called the fastest bowler in the world by Kris Srikanth in 1983 and even Holding said he was as quick as the WI pacers back then