The Top 10 Fastest Bowlers in Cricket

Fast bowlers are the lifeblood of any cricketing attack, entrusted with the job of attacking the top batmen of the other team. Because of modern training and conditioning techniques, most of the fastest bowlers on record are modern players.
 I will present a collection of bowlers  judged by experts to be the fastest.

Shoaib Akhtar

The Pakistani pace man, otherwise known as the Rawalpindi Express, is widely regarded as the fastest bowler of all time, having had a delivery measured at 100.2 miles per hour.

Jeff Thompson
Jeff Thompson was played for Australia during the 1970s, He was capable of bowling at about the same speed as Akhtar. During a bowling competition in 1978 he won with a delivery of 91.5 mph.

Mohammad Sami
Pakistan has a long line of high-quality fast bowlers. Among the fastest is Mohammad Sami who was clocked bowling at 97.1 mph.

Brett Lee
Brett Lee of Australia is considered not only one of the fastest, but also one of the best bowlers of all time. His fastest recorded delivery was marked at 97.8 mph.

Nantie Haywood
Mornantau "Nantie" Haywood is a South African cricketer who was seen as the natural replacement to legend Allan Donald. However, Haywood has suffered from long-term injury problems and hasn't competed since 2004. His fastest delivery was clocked at 95.9 mph.
Lasitha Malinga
Sri Lanka is more noted for producing world-class spin bowlers than fast bowlers, but Lasitha Malinga has disproved this, being clocked at 96.7 mph.

Malcolm Marshall
The West Indies was dominant in world cricket During the 1970s and 1980s thanks largely to its fast bowlers. Malcolm Marshall, at 5 feet 11 inches, was shorter than the average pace man, but was one of the fastest and most consistent at the time.

Shane Bond

New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond is another who has suffered from a string of major injuries, but who had a delivery of 93.9 mph in 2001.

Courtney Walsh
Taking more than 500 wickets in first class cricket puts bowlers in a unique class, but Courtney Walsh, along with fellow 6 feet 6 inch fast bowler Curtly Ambrose, was a step above for the West Indies during the 1980s and 1990s.

Michael Holding
Michael Holding's nicknames, "Whispering Death" and the "Rolls-Royce of fast bowling," sum up the West Indian fast bowler's style. He is regarded as one of the fastest bowlers ever, although no official record exists of his delivery speed. A top player during the 1970s and 1980s, Holding retired in 1987.

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The Best Captains in Cricket World Cup History

in the game of cricket ,the role of a captain is most important and effective. Not only does he have to devise a strategy off the field around which the entire match script would revolve for his team but also has to ensure that on the field that the strategy is executed according to plan.


I will present a list of the best captains in cricket around the world:
#Clive Lloyd with his brilliant group of players and awesome batting skills led the West Indies cricket team and lifted the World Cup trophy in 1975 and 1979. His glasses, although gave him a serious look, had helped him a great deal in being one of the most prolific middle order batsmen of his time.
#Allan border always enjoyed respect not only amongst his team members but the entire cricketing fraternity for his immaculate stroke play and sound leadership skills. A consistent performance by his team coupled with good tactical leadership meant that Australian cricket team was the proud winner of the 1987 cricket world cup.
#Kapil Dev-The third edition saw an extremely seasoned all-rounder from Indian cricket team, as the winning captain. The entire tournament saw him lifting the level of his game when ever required and he subsequently was one of the major contributors in India's triumph in 1983.
#Imran Khan led a group of wounded tigers and his outstanding leadership helped Pakistan cricket team lift 1992 World Cup,His inspirational come back from a back injury and a retirement right after the 1987 WC. 
#Arjuna Ranatunga- 1996 was a big eye opener and a shocker as the weakest force in the cricketing world at that time, under sharp leadership of the laid of Arjuna  Sri Lankan cricket team, ran away with the honors,  who always made sure that he didn't throw away his wicket cheaply. Ranatunga made sure that his team who were always considered to be the under dogs would play like true champions and win the tournament with flying colors.
#Steve Waugh was always a good solid batsman but never did he possess the finesse and charisma of a leader. However he proved everyone wrong and in the 1999 world cup his unorthodox style of captaincy and some luck proved to be the turning point as Australian cricket team lifted the World Cup trophy after 12 years by toppling over Pakistan cricket team, the tournament favorites.
# Ricky Ponting who had proved himself as one of the best batsman in the world ,Under him, Australia have won the last two editions of the World Cup and both those trophies were well deserved since the Aussies seemed in a menacing mood throughout. Ponting is probably the only player in world cup cricket with such phenomenal record for he has featured in finals of all four editions that he has taken part in.

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