{"id":1646,"date":"2020-07-20T15:05:02","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T09:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricketmastery.com\/?p=1646"},"modified":"2020-07-20T15:05:19","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T09:35:19","slug":"how-fast-do-bowlers-bowl-in-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cricketmastery.com\/how-fast-do-bowlers-bowl-in-cricket\/","title":{"rendered":"How Fast Do Bowlers Bowl in Cricket? The Answer Will Surprise You!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cricket fans are crazy about fast bowlers. Everyone likes the view of stumps cartwheeling when a batsman gets bowled and at times enjoys the discomfort a batsman experiences on express fast bouncers or the to-crushing yorkers. The fascination with fast bowlers has led to every cricket team yearning for an express bowler to be a part of their setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shoaib Akhtar has bowled the fastest delivery in Cricket at a speed of 100.2mph (161.3kmph) in 2003. F<\/strong><\/strong>ast bowlers in cricket can constantly bowl around the speed of 145kmph i.e. about 90mph. A batsman gets about 0.5 seconds to react to the delivery once released from the bowler’s hand.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do bowlers attain such unprecedented speeds? Who were some of the fastest bowlers in the history of cricket? What are some of the high speeds clocked in cricket? Let\u2019s discuss all these questions and more in the following article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Fast do Bowlers Bowl in Cricket?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The fascination with bowling fast in cricket has been around since the days of underarm bowling and unprotected shins. Once the laws made it compulsory to bowl overarm, bowlers have tried everything in their capacity to get their bowling speeds up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mitchell Starc of Australia delivering one of his thunderbolts (Image Credit<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Many have fast bowling to intimidate batsmen, some use it as part of the setup to get wickets, and at times it has been used as a negative tactic, to starve off the scoring in Test cricket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some bowlers bowl fast consistently while others use it sparingly as a surprise delivery or for the fear of injury. A fast inswinging yorker or a well-directed bouncer many not always result in dismissal but it has a psychological impact on the batsman who can be set up to give the wicket away on the subsequent deliveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pacers are generally divided into the following categories –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Slow<\/strong> (110kmph to 120kmph)<\/li>
  2. Medium-Fast<\/strong> (120kmph to 130kmph)<\/li>
  3. Fast-Medium<\/strong> (130kmph to 140kmph)<\/li>
  4. Fast bowlers<\/strong> (140kmph and above)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    A genuinely express fast bowler constantly bowls at the speed of around 145kmph (90mph) and above.<\/strong> This roughly translates to the batsman getting just about half a second to react to the incoming delivery once it leaves the bowler\u2019s hand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Did You Know?<\/strong>
    Even though an injury from a cricket ball hitting in the head can be fatal, it is not yet mandatory to wear a helmet in Cricket!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    If one such delivery bounces of the pitch and hits the batsman in the head, it can do a great amount of damage! Thus, it is highly recommended to play with a helmet while facing fast bowlers even though the helmets are not mandatory!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We wrote a detailed post on this very topic and gave helpful tips on the type of helmet that one should choose while buying a cricket helmet! Do check it out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Cricket Helmet: Is it Compulsory to Wear One?<\/a><\/blockquote>