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Fastest Top 10 bowlers to represent India: It is said that a Batsman is made by practice and hard work whereas the fast bowler is born and just shines bright after the harsh effort put in for the skill. In the country which has delivered some of the greatest batsmen in international cricket such as Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Sunil Gavaskar, Rohit Sharma, and many more.
There have been these pacers who made a mark with their skills in terms of stats as well as the speed in which they deliver the ball. It is said that a batsman is made via practice and hard work, whereas a bowler is born and shines bright after the harsh effort put in to improve the skill. Especially in terms of pace, let’s have a look at the top pacers ever to represent India in international cricket.
Top 10 Fastest Bowlers To Bowl For India
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1- At the 10th spot we have Umesh Yadav, the right-arm pacer to represent India since 2010 with a total of 288 international wickets in 141 matches. He has an average of 31.62 and an economy of 4.29. He has picked a five-wicket haul thrice in his career and also holds the record for hitting the six at the first ball facing in test cricket while batting.
Umesh Yadav has bowled a delivery of 152.2 kmph speed in international cricket representing India.
2. At number 9th we have Varun Aron, he played primarily under the captaincy of Ms Dhoni. He got to play 9 matches in Test and ODI format where he took 18 and 11 wickets with an economy of 4.77 and an average of 52.61. He bowled a delivery at a speed of 152.5 kmph while representing India.
3. At the number 8th spot we have Ishant Sharma the veteran pacer of India, who has taken 311 test wickets while representing India with an economy of 3.15 and an average of 32.40. He bowled a sheer pace delivery of 152.6 kmph.
4. At number 7th we have the right-arm pacer who played for RCB in the IPL as well under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, Navdeep Saini’s fastest delivery was measured at an impressive speed of 152.85 kmph.
5. At the number 6th spot we have one of the world’s best pacers who recently ranked no.1 in the ICC Test rankings and got Player of the tournament award in T20 World Cup 2024. He has taken a total of 408 international wickets for India while being present in 197 matches with an average of 20.88 and an economy of 3.76. He is none other than Jasprit Bumrah who bowled his fastest delivery of 153.26 kmph.
6. At number 5th spot we have the right-arm pacer who is known for his great seam position while bowling a ball and has been one of the leading wicket-taking bowlers for India in the World Cups. Mohammed Shami has bowled the fastest delivery of 153.3 kmph in international cricket. He has taken a total of 488 wickets for India with an average of 26.06 and an economy of 4.12.
7. At the 4th spot, sits the left-arm bowling all-rounder Irfan Pathan with 100 test wickets for India in 29 matches. He has an average of 32.26 with an economy of 3.28. He has bowled his fastest delivery of 153.7 kmph.
8. At the 3rd spot we have the right-arm fast-medium pacer who sustained the position of being the fastest pacer of India for years. Javagal Srinath bowled a delivery of 154.5 kmph in his era.
9. At the 2nd spot we have the young debutant of India who played his first match representing India in a T20 series against Bangladesh. Mayank Yadav achieved a speed of 156.7 kmph in the IPL season of 2024.
10. At the top spot sits the Kashmiri Right arm pacer who represents Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL and has achieved the feat of being the fastest pacer of India. Umran Malik has bowled a delivery with a top speed of 157 kmph.
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