Top 10 Current Fast Bowlers in the World

Top 10 Current Fastest Bowlers in the World of Cricket

12. Mohammed Irfan(Pakistan)

Confusion remains over Mohammad Irfan's actual height - the PCB has variously measured him at 6'8", 6'10" and 7'1". If he is indeed 7'1", he could be the tallest cricketer around, surpassing his idol Joel Garner. Irfan is a product of rural Pakistan, hailing from the eastern Pakistan town of Gaggu Mandi, which produced another tall former Pakistan quick, Mohammad Zahid. The lack of opportunities in his home town forced him to quit playing cricket and seek full-time employment to support his family. He was working in a plastic pipe factory and playing club cricket before Aaqib Javed had summoned him to the National Cricket Academy in Lahore.

Irafan can bowl at a speed of higher 140's. His fastest ever ball was 150.6KMPH.

Fastest Ball – 150.6 kph

Mohammad Irfan

11. Peter Siddle(Australia)

With a charging run-up, powerful delivery, worrying bounce and elongated appeal, Peter Siddle has been a reassuringly consistent presence in Australia's Test attack since 2008. A hard-working, hostile fast bowler who has not always been viewed as the epitome of subtlety, Siddle has been used as an enforcer, a workhorse and at times as the spearhead of Australia's bowling group. But he is also a man of contradictions, a tough rural Victorian who was a competitive woodchopper in his youth, yet since 2012 a vegan whose diet can consist of 15 to 20 bananas a day. Such a diet would hardly have appealed to Merv Hughes, a fellow Victorian who filled a similar role in Australia's team in the 1980s and 90s and, like Siddle since 2010, was largely considered a Test-match specialist.

Important member of Australian pace battery Siddle is the 11th in our list. He can bowl 145 KMPH on consistent basis. His fastest ball recorded 151 kph.

Fastest Ball – 151 kph

Peter Siddle

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10. Umesh Yadav(India)

Less than two seasons after fast bowler Umesh Yadav first played with a leather ball, he was bowling against the likes of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman in the Duleep Trophy. What makes his ascent even more remarkable is that he represents unglamorous Vidarbha in the Plate League of the Ranji Trophy. Yadav is the son of a coal-mine worker and was aiming to become a policeman. He only started considering a career in cricket as a 19-year-old, an age by which the best young Indian cricketers are in the running for a national cap.

As a fast bowler, he has many skills: he regularly bowls at over 140kph, moves the ball both ways, and has a pretty effective bouncer. These qualities helped him take 20 wickets at 14.60 in four games for Vidarbha in his debut season in 2008-09. While he made waves in the domestic scene, Umesh really caught the eye during IPL 2010, where he impressed a much wider audience with his pace for Delhi Daredevils. He finally broke into the big league, when he was flown to the West Indies as a replacement for the injured Praveen Kumar during the World Twenty20 tournament in May 2010, and earned his first call-up to the India Test team for the tour of South Africa in November the same year. He made the Test playing XI for the first time against West Indies in Delhi in November 2011, and picked up nine wickets in his first two Tests, which in turn earned him a place for the Australia tour.

Fastest Ball – 151.8 kph

Umesh Yadav

Umesh Yadav is an upcoming Indian Speed Star. he is 10th Fastest Bowler in Current Cricket Scenario with 151.8 kph ball. he bowled his fastest ever ball against sri lanka. you can watch that delivery on youtube.com.

9. Steven Finn(Emgland)

Fastest Ball – 151.9 kph

Steven Finn

Another tall fellow in the list. Finn is the 9th fastest in current cricket. He has the ability to bowl over 145 kph deliveries on consistent basis. His fastest ball was 151.9.

8. Morne MorkeL(South Africa)

Fastest Ball – 152 kph

Morne Morkel

Lanki right arm fast bowler from south africa, who is the one of tallest fast bowler of all time. Morkal has bowled a ball with speed of 172 kph once, though that was mistake by speed measuring device. His legal fastest ball was 152 kph.

7. Varun Aaron(India)

Fastest Ball – 152.5 kph

Varun Aaron

                         

Young Indian fast bowler Varun Aaron  is the latest entry in this list with a 152.5 kph ball. he bowled his career fastest (in-fact Fastest in history of indian cricket) ball against Sri Lanka in 1st ODI at Cuttack 2 November 2014. Now he is the 7th Fastest Bowler in the World Currently.

6. Kemar Roach(West Indies)

Fastest Ball – 152.7 kph

Kemar Roach

West India fast bowler who can generate serious pace in his bowling. Roach has the ability to bowl 145 kph consistently. His fastest ball was 152.7 kph, that was enough to make him 6th fastest bowler in current cricket.

5. Adam Milne(New Zealand)

Fastest Ball – 153.2 kph

Adam Milne

Milne is the Rising Start of New Zealand cricket team. He showed his talent of fast bowling against india in recent series. Adam Milne clocked 153 kph in a T20 match against west indies (video). Milne has the ability to bowl 150 kph consistently. In future he has the potential to become the fastest bowler of the world. If we look at consistency, than he is the one who can bowel with a lot of pace in regular basis.

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4. Lasith Malinga(Sri Lanka)

Separamadu Lasith Malinga born in Galle, Sri Lanka is a Sri Lankan cricketer and World T20 winning captain in 2014. He is a specialist fast bowler with a unique round-arm action, sometimes referred to as a sling action, which leads to his nickname, "Slinga Malinga" and conversely, his bowling style being nicknamed "Malinga the Slinga" both terms still consistently being associated with him in street cricket and general cricketing society. He is well known for his ability to take consecutive wickets: he is the first and only bowler in the world to have two World Cup hat-tricks, the first and only bowler to have taken three hat-tricks in ODIs and he is also the first, and currently the only, player to have taken four wickets in four consecutive balls in any form of international cricket. On 22 April 2011, he announced his retirement from Test cricket. He bowls around a speed of 140 km/h (87 mph). His fastest ball was clocked at 155.7 km/h (96.8 mph) in 2011, which is still tied for the 4th fastest speed amongst active bowlers (shared with Dale Steyn)as of 3 January, 2015.

Fastest Ball – 155.7 kph

Lasith Malinga

Specialist of one day and T20 cricket, Malinga is most dangerous bowler especially in the death overs. He is the 4th fastest bowler in current cricket, his fastest ball is 155.7 kph, equal to dale steyn.

3. Dale Steyn(South Africa)

Dale Willem Steyn is a South African cricketer who plays in Tests, T20 Internationals and One Day International cricket for South Africa. Dale plays domestic cricket in South Africa for Cape Cobras. He is a right-arm fast bowler, and bowls at speeds of around 145–150 km/h (his fastest being recorded at 156.2 km/h during the 2010 IPL, Bangalore Royal Challengers against Kolkata Knight Riders). His fastest ball in international cricket was clocked at 155.7 km/h (96.8 mph) against New Zealand, making him tied for 4th fastest active bowler with Lasith Malinga as of 3 January 2015. Dale held the record for the fastest South African to reach 100 wickets in Test Match cricket, a feat he achieved on 2 March 2008.

Fastest Ball – 155.7 kph

Dale Willem Steyn

One of the Best Fast Bowler in history of cricket, probably the best and also the 3rd fastest bowler in current cricket. speed wise, he is just behind Australian premium fast bowler Mitchell Johnson and West Indian Fidel Edwards. Steyn is also the 10th in all time fastest bowlers list.

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2. Mitchell Johnson(Australia)

Fastest Ball – 156.7 kph

When Johnson attended a fast-bowling clinic in Brisbane at age 17, former Test fast-bowler Dennis Lillee identified him as a "once-in-nine-lives prospect". Lillee contacted former team mate Rod Marsh and arranged for Johnson to join the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide.

Johnson subsequently played for the Australian Under-19 side that toured England in 1999, however recurrent back injuries hampered his prospects. He recovered to start his first-class career two years later, when he was selected to play state cricket for his native Queensland. Playing for Queensland against New Zealand, Johnson hit a six off the first ball he faced in first-class cricket. In September 2005, he was in the Australia A cricket team that toured Pakistan.he generally bowls the sling action and has capability to bowl in excess of 150kph, his fastest being 156.7kph in Melbourne in ashes 2013.

Mitchell Johnson

Australian hero of Ashes series of 2013/14: the Mustaches Man Mitchell Johnson became the 2nd fastest bowler in current cricket arena, and also became the 7th all time fastest in cricket history. he bowled a ball with speed of 156.7 in 4th Ashes Test, Day 3 at MCG 2013.

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1. Fidel Edwards(West Indies)

His round-arm action greatly resembles that of former fast bowler Jeff Thomson. He was spotted in the nets by Brian Lara and was called up for his Test debut against Sri Lanka after just one match for Barbados.

Discussing his round-arm bowling action in 2004, Edwards remarked "I never copied anyone, its just natural. People feel it's a very difficult action but its like riding a bicycle. And the main advantage I get bowling in that fashion is I can swing the ball more, especially the old one. Yes, at times the swing is too wide and a few more extras are added, but I am coping with that." His bowling speed is around the late 80s and early 90s mph. His fastest was clocked at 157.7kph in 2003, which is still the fastest amongst active bowlers as of 3 January, 2015.

Fastest Ball – 157.7 kph

Fidel Edwards