

Umesh was again at his best as he breached the 150 kmph mark during a Test match.Īaron, the right-arm fast bowler, delivered a ball at 150.2 kmph against Sri Lanka in a ODI in 2014. In the ODI tri-series in Australia in 2012, Umesh bowled at 152.5 kmph against Sri Lanka in Brisbane. Not among the ones I have seen since my playing days," Ravi Shastri, who is the current coach of the team, had said. I don't remember any other Indian to have bowled so fast. "He has been a huge revelation and his rocket-like speed today is sensational. He got the wicket of Adam Gilchrist with that pacy delivery. He continued to impress Down Under and delivered a 152.6 kmph ball during a ODI against Australia at the Adelaide Oval.

In 2008, during India's tour to Australia, Ishant became a household name with his superb bowling to Ricky Ponting in the Perth Test. Jasprit Bumrah hasn't bowled with much success but the right-arm quick sent down a ball that clocked 153 kmph in his first spell. In the opening Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, Jasprit Bumrah broke the Indian record for the fastest ball as he touched the 153kmph mark at the Adelaide Oval. The current fast bowling unit has been hailed as the best ever in Indian history. Top five fastest deliveries by Indians in international cricket
#Who has bowled the fastest ball in international cricket? series
So far the green wicket has lived up to expectations with even India’s part-time off-spinner Hanuma Vihari taking a wicket with a bouncer on the opening day on Friday.Īlso read: India vs Australia series scheduleĪs the talk is about bowling fast on a green top, let us look back at the fastest deliveries bowled by Indians in the history of the game across the three formats. The 22-yard strip at Perth’s new stadium was expected to be fast and “bounciest” according to the curator Brett Sipthorpe. Bengaluru: As India and Australia continue to battle at Perth’s Optus Stadium in the ongoing second Test, most of the talk during and before the match has been around the pitch.
