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khalil1986 said:
Pitch has nothing to do with pace out of the hand, although yes it would give the extra incentive.

Starc has bowled rapid but even still after the 160km bowl he hasn't touched 155.
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All fast bowlers tend to bowl much faster in Australia. It's off the hand, but maybe the bounce incentive pushes them.
 
Hawkeye said:
You're a Zak fan, so yeah you can laugh cause express pace is an alien concept for you. :srini

Wahab was the fastest bowler this year and has already bowled 154 in Australia. Can wreak havoc at the WACA.

And he's the fastest and most consistent in UAE heat as well. Even Johnson struggled and bowled 135. But can't blame you much, you're Indian. :akhtar
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Yes, like Sri Nath was the second quickest bowler in 1999. :))

Some bowlers have these crazy effort balls, but it doesn't mean they can sustain it throughout the match. As for UAE heat, I remember Starc blowing all other bowlers away in terms of raw pace. Same Starc was slower than Aaron in Australia. So good luck with delusions.
 
Hawkeye said:
All fast bowlers tend to bowl much faster in Australia. It's off the hand, but maybe the bounce incentive pushes them.
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Don't think he has capacity of 160 anyway, probably 156-158 is his limit at best.

His pace will decline soon enough he is 30 now.
 
dashing_man said:
you forgot Sami :sami
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I didn't write this.

Mohammad Sami, Pakistan — 156.4km/h

The game: vs. Zimbabwe, 2003 (Sharjah)

The bowler: Imran Khan tipped him to exceed the speeds of Shoaib when he first came on the radar of national selectors as an 18-year-old. Despite flashes of brilliance and pace, Sami never quite lived up to the billing and was once described by Shoaib as mentally weak. He does, however, have the distinction of being the only fast bowlers to take a hat-trick at Test, ODI and Twenty20 international level.
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dashing_man said:
Wahab was consistent through out the QF against Australia
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Which turned out to be a pleasant surprise. Wahab who's average pace was below 140 kph previously got extra 5 kph in that match out of nowhere. Btw, India's 3rd fastest bowler Umesh hit the same speeds in SF against Australia.
 
The fastest bowler in the world is officially a tie between Adam Milne and Mitchell Starc. Both are extremely rapid and are still young so they can actually increase their speeds in the next couple of years.

This has been a day of surprises in the sporting world, never thought I would see the 160 kph barrier being broken after Akhtar retired.

khalil1986 said:
Pitch has nothing to do with pace out of the hand, although yes it would give the extra incentive.

Starc has bowled rapid but even still after the 160km bowl he hasn't touched 155.
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Incentive is what Riaz needs. He can always crank it up when needed and when it's worth it. 160 is probably stretching it but a few deliveries around 155 kph is certainly possible.
 
khalil1986 said:
He had catches dropped could have picked 3-4 wickets on another day bowling half what he did.
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But they don't take that Rahat catch into consideration while discussing that Watson spell because they say that he didn't took wicket of Watson and hence that spell was of no use.

P.S:- To whom it may concern. :))
 
Bilal7 said:
The fastest bowler in the world is officially a tie between Adam Milne and Mitchell Starc. Both are extremely rapid and are still young so they can actually increase their speeds in the next couple of years.

This has been a day of surprises in the sporting world, never thought I would see the 160 kph barrier being broken after Akhtar retired.



Incentive is what Riaz needs. He can always crank it up when needed and when it's worth it. 160 is probably stretching it but a few deliveries around 155 kph is certainly possible.
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Fair post. Milne and Starc are the only bowlers today who can get close to 160 on a good day.
 
Rightarmfast said:
Sami has been clocked at a fastest of 156.4! No records of anything more
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I remember one time when Pakistan toured Zimbabwe in 2002 iirc. Sami was bowling consistent 150, 155+
then out of no where one delivery was clocked 160.5 :O

The commentators were shocked as hell :))
 
Rightarmfast said:
Sami has been clocked at a fastest of 156.4! No records of anything more
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It was an unofficial/domestic game where he was apparently clocked at 160+ kph. Not saying it happened or anything but I've heard of this.
 
No, the Speed gun in question had an error, and it was reported later officially that the speed of the particular delievery was an error.
 
dashing_man said:
I remember one time when Pakistan toured Zimbabwe in 2002 iirc. Sami was bowling consistent 150, 155+
then out of no where one delivery was clocked 160.5 :O

The commentators were shocked as hell :))
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Well even Starc was bowling 152, 153 consistently and out of blue bowled 160, he didn't even clock 155 besides that ball.
 
For the record no I do not think Sami bowled 160 but remember he clocked it somewhere.

Who cares anyway Starc is a fantastic bowler Sami was absolute rubbish.
 
Fast bowling is a contest between Australia and Pakistan on a consistent level, rest are just chipping in with one bowler here and there allthoug windies might disagree.
 
IAJ said:
Fast bowling is a contest between Australia and Pakistan on a consistent level, rest are just chipping in with one bowler here and there allthoug windies might disagree.
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Nah Australia are well ahead.

Besides Akhtar we haven't had a genuine 155+ bowler ever.

Australia have Cummins and Starc who are both 5-7kms quicker than Wahab.
 
Rightarmfast said:
No, the Speed gun in question had an error, and it was reported later officially that the speed of the particular delievery was an error.
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That speed gun once showed 164 kph I think. So, there were some doubts over its accuracy.
 
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Shoaib once bowled 102.2 mph against new Zealand in an odi at rawalpindi and icc did not accept it saying it's a speed gun error. The next game in lahore again he crossed 100mph and it was again said to be speed gun error. When he did in England against nick knight it was accepted officially. Biased. How can you say and on which grounds that there were speed gun errors in rawalpindi and lahore ? What is the evidence for this claim ?

Also Shoaib was the bowler who has bowled more 155+ kph deliveries worldwide than anybody else.

Shoaib's 102.2 mph delivery at rawalpindi against New Zealand should be accepted as the fastest ball recorded ever.

Starc has bowled the fastest bowl of 2015 which is 154.8kph. But I don't accept the 160.4 ball that is a speed gun real error. Because in that spell there wasn't even one ball above 154.8kph and you can't crank it to 160 out of nowhere with a 6km speed difference. Those who have seen shoaib , Lee and Rait bowl 160 kph know this that in those spells they were threatening to break 160 kph barrier as they had bowled 4,5 deliveries already at 155+ kph in those spell and did hit 157 , 158 aswell. Latest example could be the T20 game of Aus vs Pak in 2010 I guess where tait crossed 160 barrier , previous deliveries were 155 plus.

In this test match speed gun error is also justified because Hazlewood who was mainly bowling 135 , 137 kph bowls in his spell and suddenly speed gun showed one ball as 150 kph.

In 2015 before this game milne's fastest ball was 95.5 mph , Cummins 95.9 mph and Starc's 95.2 mph and it was more likely than Milne or Cummins will ball the fastest ball of 2015. But Starc did it. But only 154.8kph looks legit to me. Though I can be totally wrong in my argument.
 
khalil1986 said:
Nah Australia are well ahead.

Besides Akhtar we haven't had a genuine 155+ bowler ever.

Australia have Cummins and Starc who are both 5-7kms quicker than Wahab.
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I was also taking bowlers from past into consideration.

155+ bowlers: Akhtar, Zahid and Sami

Touching 150: Riaz, Aamir and cheema

Around 145: Waqar, Wasim, Gul, Talha, Sohail Khan, Irfan

I mentioned Cheema because at his peak he was real quick but his peak came at time we had the Ws, Akhtar, AR, Sami etc so he was not picked.

So I stand by my claim that real fast bowling contest is between Australia and Pakistan.
 
IAJ said:
I was also taking bowlers from past into consideration.

155+ bowlers: Akhtar, Zahid and Sami

Touching 150: Riaz, Aamir and cheema

Around 145: Waqar, Wasim, Gul, Talha, Sohail Khan, Irfan

I mentioned Cheema because at his peak he was real quick but his peak came at time we had the Ws, Akhtar, AR, Sami etc so he was not picked.

So I stand by my claim that real fast bowling contest is between Australia and Pakistan.
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Sorry I don't agree.

Zahid , Shoaib, Sami 155+

Waqar definitely 150+ although many people say that he was 155+ in 1991 , 1992.

Wahab , Amir and Irfan (151.2) have clocked 150+

Wasim in his peak was 145+ and could crank it up into the 150's like wahab.

Cheema ? I think only once he clocked 146 against zim.

Bilawal clicked 148 149

Rahat 148 once

Sohail khan 146 once

Talha crossed 145 two three times only.

Umar Gul has bowled upto 151kph against India in India in ODI's and in England in ODI's when he had long hair. In India he bowled quicker than shoaib in that spell. Shoaib wasnt fully fit and Gul opened the bowling.
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
Sorry I don't agree.

Zahid , Shoaib, Sami 155+

Waqar definitely 150+ although many people say that he was 155+ in 1991 , 1992.

Wahab , Amir and Irfan (151.2) have clocked 150+

Wasim in his peak was 145+ and could crank it up into the 150's like wahab.

Cheema ? I think only once he clocked 146 against zim.

Bilawal clicked 148 149

Rahat 148 once

Sohail khan 146 once

Talha crossed 145 two three times only.

Umar Gul has bowled upto 151kph against India in India in ODI's and in England in ODI's when he had long hair. In India he bowled quicker than shoaib in that spell. Shoaib wasnt fully fit and Gul opened the bowling.
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I am talking about consistent pace, not clocking a certain number once or twice.

The reason I put Wasim and waqar at 145+ was to be careful as there was not many speed guns at their peak but I personally also think at least Waqar was in 150s.

And I talked about consistent pace of the bowlers, not what they hit once or twice. That would be stupid because many bowlers can even bowl one ball 5+ when they really bend their back but on the longer run they will not maintain that. That is why Gul is 145 bowler and not 150.
 
IAJ said:
I am talking about consistent pace, not clocking a certain number once or twice.

The reason I put Wasim and waqar at 145+ was to be careful as there was not many speed guns at their peak but I personally also think at least Waqar was in 150s.

And I talked about consistent pace of the bowlers, not what they hit once or twice. That would be stupid because many bowlers can even bowl one ball 5+ when they really bend their back but on the longer run they will not maintain that. That is why Gul is 145 bowler and not 150.
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Cheema , talha, sohail khan and Umar Gul totally misfit in the argument of consistent pace with only Umar Gul being the one who could bowl 140 plus consistently and that too not 145 plus consistently. And Cheema , Talha and Sohail were fast medium bowlers who rarely crossed 140kph with Sohail having crossed it most times among these 3 but not consistently.

So if you are talking about consistent pace than only Imran , Waqar , Wasim , Shoaib, Zahid and Sami fit that argument.
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
Shoaib once bowled 102.2 mph against new Zealand in an odi at rawalpindi and icc did not accept it saying it's a speed gun error. The next game in lahore again he crossed 100mph and it was again said to be speed gun error. When he did in England against nick knight it was accepted officially. Biased. How can you say and on which grounds that there were speed gun errors in rawalpindi and lahore ? What is the evidence for this claim ?

Also Shoaib was the bowler who has bowled more 155+ kph deliveries worldwide than anybody else.

Shoaib's 102.2 mph delivery at rawalpindi against New Zealand should be accepted as the fastest ball recorded ever.

Starc has bowled the fastest bowl of 2015 which is 154.8kph. But I don't accept the 160.4 ball that is a speed gun real error. Because in that spell there wasn't even one ball above 154.8kph and you can't crank it to 160 out of nowhere with a 6km speed difference. Those who have seen shoaib , Lee and Rait bowl 160 kph know this that in those spells they were threatening to break 160 kph barrier as they had bowled 4,5 deliveries already at 155+ kph in those spell and did hit 157 , 158 aswell. Latest example could be the T20 game of Aus vs Pak in 2010 I guess where tait crossed 160 barrier , previous deliveries were 155 plus.

In this test match speed gun error is also justified because Hazlewood who was mainly bowling 135 , 137 kph bowls in his spell and suddenly speed gun showed one ball as 150 kph.

In 2015 before this game milne's fastest ball was 95.5 mph , Cummins 95.9 mph and Starc's 95.2 mph and it was more likely than Milne or Cummins will ball the fastest ball of 2015. But Starc did it. But only 154.8kph looks legit to me. Though I can be totally wrong in my argument.
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If 154.8 looks legit to you and 160.4 one was the fastest, then how much are you willing to accept for that - 157-158? Negotiate with commies who are constantly mentioning it it.
 
AlizeeFan said:
If 154.8 looks legit to you and 160.4 one was the fastest, then how much are you willing to accept for that - 157-158? Negotiate with commies who are constantly mentioning it it.
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Let's keep our fingers crossed. Next games will prove the point in yours or my favour.
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
Shoaib once bowled 102.2 mph against new Zealand in an odi at rawalpindi and icc did not accept it saying it's a speed gun error. The next game in lahore again he crossed 100mph and it was again said to be speed gun error. When he did in England against nick knight it was accepted officially. Biased. How can you say and on which grounds that there were speed gun errors in rawalpindi and lahore ? What is the evidence for this claim ?

Also Shoaib was the bowler who has bowled more 155+ kph deliveries worldwide than anybody else.

Shoaib's 102.2 mph delivery at rawalpindi against New Zealand should be accepted as the fastest ball recorded ever.

Starc has bowled the fastest bowl of 2015 which is 154.8kph. But I don't accept the 160.4 ball that is a speed gun real error. Because in that spell there wasn't even one ball above 154.8kph and you can't crank it to 160 out of nowhere with a 6km speed difference. Those who have seen shoaib , Lee and Rait bowl 160 kph know this that in those spells they were threatening to break 160 kph barrier as they had bowled 4,5 deliveries already at 155+ kph in those spell and did hit 157 , 158 aswell. Latest example could be the T20 game of Aus vs Pak in 2010 I guess where tait crossed 160 barrier , previous deliveries were 155 plus.

In this test match speed gun error is also justified because Hazlewood who was mainly bowling 135 , 137 kph bowls in his spell and suddenly speed gun showed one ball as 150 kph.

In 2015 before this game milne's fastest ball was 95.5 mph , Cummins 95.9 mph and Starc's 95.2 mph and it was more likely than Milne or Cummins will ball the fastest ball of 2015. But Starc did it. But only 154.8kph looks legit to me. Though I can be totally wrong in my argument.
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Can't really comment on Akhtar's deliveries as wasn't aware of these however yes little sceptical how from 154 one delivery suddenly got bowled at 160+ and than he was back at 150-153, if he clocked a few deliveries over 155 in that spell I would have believed the 160 was real however that was not the case.
 
So if we consider Speed Gun glitches that is 99 mph Josh Hazlewood, 100 mph Starc & Neil Wagner than


Wahab 96.01 mph > Cummins 95.9 mph > Milne 95.5 mph > Starc 95.2 mph


Will Milne Surpass Wahab in WT20 or we need to wait for Cummins to do it on his comeback ?
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
So if we consider Speed Gun glitches that is 99 mph Josh Hazlewood, 100 mph Starc & Neil Wagner than


Wahab 96.01 mph > Cummins 95.9 mph > Milne 95.5 mph > Starc 95.2 mph


Will Milne Surpass Wahab in WT20 or we need to wait for Cummins to do it on his comeback ?
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Starc clocked 154.8 . That's the fastest ball of 2016 I guess.
 
Starc, Milne & Wahab played in the Same worldcup. Starc was at his peak fitness wise, rhythm wise and performance wise.

He could not out pace Wahab Riaz neither overall in the worldcup nor in the match Pakistan played with Australia. Wahab out paced him overall and one to one aswell.

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TalentSpotterPk said:
Starc, Milne & Wahab played in the Same worldcup. Starc was at his peak fitness wise, rhythm wise and performance wise.

He could not out pace Wahab Riaz neither overall in the worldcup nor in the match Pakistan played with Australia. Wahab out paced him overall and one to one aswell.

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lol.

Who cares? Dude I am the biggest Shoaib Akhtar fan so I love pace but Starc is a 9/10 and Wahab is a 1.

Starc owned Wahab that World Cup or any other bowler.
 
ar2020 said:
lol.

Who cares? Dude I am the biggest Shoaib Akhtar fan so I love pace but Starc is a 9/10 and Wahab is a 1.

Starc owned Wahab that World Cup or any other bowler.
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There are definitely times when I would agree on this point but not in the case of tournaments in general, where Wahab almost always switches to beast-mode.
:akhtar
 
ar2020 said:
lol.

Who cares? Dude I am the biggest Shoaib Akhtar fan so I love pace but Starc is a 9/10 and Wahab is a 1.

Starc owned Wahab that World Cup or any other bowler.
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We are talking about speed only.

I don't rate Wahab as a better odi or T20 bowler than Starc. He is miles behind him in terms of performance.

In tests they are both equal.


Starc will again rule in limited overs cricket if his pace does not decrease. If after injury his pace decreases than he won't be the same bowler because he has taken lots of wickets of 147 plus bouncers and deadly yorkers.

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TalentSpotterPk said:
The same game where he clocked 99.9 mph vs NZ ?

where he only bowled 3 balls above 150 kph in a spell of 5,6 overs ?

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You obviously did not watch the match and have absolutely no idea what happened and have made this up. If you had of watched the match or even read the cricinfo commentary you would know that you are wrong and he was bowling consistently over 150km/h for the majority of his spell.
 
Starc's wasnt a speed gun glitch.No matter how much some people try to put down that ball the fact remains that Starc is the fastest bowler in the world.
 
Gilly said:
You obviously did not watch the match and have absolutely no idea what happened and have made this up. If you had of watched the match or even read the cricinfo commentary you would know that you are wrong and he was bowling consistently over 150km/h for the majority of his spell.
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I admit my mistake of number 3. It was dup to lack on conc. during writing that post.

Pardon me for that.


Starc bowled 6 deliveries above 150 kph.

I watched that live and Cricinfo round figures 6 of his deliveries which were between 149.4 to 150 as 150 kph.

Other than those 1 ball was 150.9 kph, 3 balls were 152 kph, 1 ball was 153.7 kph, 1 was 154.8 kph and 1 ball was 160.4 kph.


The fastest ball out there looked the one on which Taylor was seriously late and got inside edge. It was 153.7 kph and it looked sharp. Whereas the ball which broke McCullum's bat looked 149 150 kph but speed gun showed 154.8 kph.


You cannot touch 160 kph if you only ball 3 balls above 152 kph.

Lee, Tait & Shoaib did it when they were consistently hitting 156 157 158 and than the one at 160 or beyond it.

Starc bowled 149.6 kph ball and the next ball was 160.4 kph.


Moreover in the second innings of that test match and in the third test match the fastest balls of Starc were 148.7 and 149.1 kph only.


So the deliveries of 154.8 and 160.4 kph were definitely speed gun glitches. The way Neil Wagner 160 kph and Josh Hazlewood's 164.2 kph deliveries were.

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TalentSpotterPk said:
I admit my mistake of number 3. It was dup to lack on conc. during writing that post.

Pardon me for that.


Starc bowled 6 deliveries above 150 kph.

I watched that live and Cricinfo round figures 6 of his deliveries which were between 149.4 to 150 as 150 kph.

Other than those 1 ball was 150.9 kph, 3 balls were 152 kph, 1 ball was 153.7 kph, 1 was 154.8 kph and 1 ball was 160.4 kph.


The fastest ball out there looked the one on which Taylor was seriously late and got inside edge. It was 153.7 kph and it looked sharp. Whereas the ball which broke McCullum's bat looked 149 150 kph but speed gun showed 154.8 kph.


You cannot touch 160 kph if you only ball 3 balls above 152 kph.

Lee, Tait & Shoaib did it when they were consistently hitting 156 157 158 and than the one at 160 or beyond it.

Starc bowled 149.6 kph ball and the next ball was 160.4 kph.


Moreover in the second innings of that test match and in the third test match the fastest balls of Starc were 148.7 and 149.1 kph only.


So the deliveries of 154.8 and 160.4 kph were definitely speed gun glitches. The way Neil Wagner 160 kph and Josh Hazlewood's 164.2 kph deliveries were.

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Its just your inability to accept that Starc bowled 160km/h, it has nothing to do with glitches or Wagner or anything else. The human eye cannot distinguish the difference of 150 and 160km/h but somehow you expect us to believe that you have some superhuman ability to tell how fast a cricket ball is travelling.

Starc has been credited with bowling 160km/h and it is on record and regardless of what you say it is fact. You need to understand that Starc has bowled 160km/h and that is that, if you don't agree with that then you have every right to be wrong.
 
Gilly said:
Its just your inability to accept that Starc bowled 160km/h, it has nothing to do with glitches or Wagner or anything else. The human eye cannot distinguish the difference of 150 and 160km/h but somehow you expect us to believe that you have some superhuman ability to tell how fast a cricket ball is travelling.

Starc has been credited with bowling 160km/h and it is on record and regardless of what you say it is fact. You need to understand that Starc has bowled 160km/h and that is that, if you don't agree with that then you have every right to be wrong.
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You are too stubborn to accept it.


McMillan has faced Zahid & Shoaib in their peak years. What's his opinion ?


160 kph isn't a joke and those who have officially bowled it like Lee, Tait and akhtar were genuine express pacers who bowled many deliveries above 155 kph in their career.


Starc after that so called 160 kph delivery did not bowl even 1 delivery above which touched 150 kph.


When he will comeback you will see him balling same speeds for which he is renowned. 135 to 152 kph and won't go beyond it. And if he loses pace which is unlikely than he will be slower.

Watch out.

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TalentSpotterPk said:
Starc after that so called 160 kph delivery did not bowl even 1 delivery above which touched 150 kph.
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I don't know why you keep making up lies to try and discredit Starc's bowling, the second ball he bowled after the 160km/h delivery was 150.9 and the third ball after was 152 so once again you have lied about his bowling.
 
Gilly said:
I don't know why you keep making up lies to try and discredit Starc's bowling, the second ball he bowled after the 160km/h delivery was 150.9 and the third ball after was 152 so once again you have lied about his bowling.
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Read my posts above. Rather than calling me a liar work on your comprehension skills.

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Why do Pakistanis think that only their bowlers have the to be ATGs and bowl at 100 mph+ ?
 
Gilly said:
There is nothing wrong with my comprehension, its you having incorrect information that is the problem.
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Starc did not ball 1 delivery above 150 kph in the second innings of the sane test. His fastest was 92.4 mph

In the 3rd test aswell he did not ball any delivery above 150 kph. His fastest was 92.7 mph.


Starc will ball 135 to 152 kph on his return to Aussie side and his 160.4 kph delivery will be remembered like Hazlewood 164.3 and Wagner's 160 kph delivery.


The man who faced two of the fastest bowlers cricket has produced is also part of cricketing community.


160 kph is associated with genuine express pacers. Young Cummins can become genuine Express pacer to hit that Mark but Starc is not a genuine express pacer neither he will ever become one.


The END

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Acricketfan said:
Why do Pakistanis think that only their bowlers have the to be ATGs and bowl at 100 mph+ ?
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A. 100 mph does not automatically = ATG.

B. Brett Lee and Shaun Tait were both capable of similar top speeds to Shoaib/Sami. No one denies that as far as I know. I would've included Zahid's name but am unsure about his registered top speeds.
 
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Muhammad10 said:
A. 100 mph does not automatically = ATG.

B. Brett Lee and Shaun Tait were both capable of similar top speeds to Shoaib/Sami. No one denies that as far as I know. I would've included Zahid's name but am unsure about his registered top speeds.
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As in I don't know them.
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
Genuine Express pace bowlers are those pace bowlers who consistently can ball above 155 kph.

For example Bret Lee, Shaun Tait.

Won't take further names because that may irritate you.
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You can arbitarirly fix 155ks or 154ks or 156ks and say that above that is express.

Starc consistently bowls over 150ks with fastest of 160plus ks.He is more express than Bond or Roberts or Waqar or Steyn all of whom had a lower top speed than Starc.

Starc is express whether you accept it or not wont change that fact.
 
Muhammad10 said:
As in I don't know them.
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Yes not officially in an International Game.

Zahid said that he was touring New Zealand with the Pakistan u19 team back in 1995 and he was still a few months away from turning 19. Pakistan played a couple of test matches and some one day games on that tour. During one of the match the venue was fitted with speed guns and he clocked 100mph on the speed gun a few times. No other bowler was getting close to that speed and it even made the papers the next day. Zahid still has some newspaper clippings at his home.

PP should ask Zahid to share those news clippings in his next blog on PP.


Zahid says that after that he bowled his fastest in the warm up game against visiting new Zealand side before his test debut.
 
cricketjoshila said:
You can arbitarirly fix 155ks or 154ks or 156ks and say that above that is express.

Starc consistently bowls over 150ks with fastest of 160plus ks.He is more express than Bond or Roberts or Waqar or Steyn all of whom had a lower top speed than Starc.

Starc is express whether you accept it or not wont change that fact.
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Sami has bowled more 155 kph deliveries than Starc.

None of Shane Bond or Steyn were genuine express pace bowlers. Just by bowling 1 or 2 balls in your life over 155 kph doesn't make your express pacer.

Can't comment about Waqar or 89 to 93 as I haven't seen him. Can't comment about Roberts either.

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He's been genuinely quick for a number of years and his form line is improving.

Well done to him for his hard work. Pity Roach & Holder both bottled the Test and left him all alone on Indian pitches.
 
wrongun said:
He's been genuinely quick for a number of years and his form line is improving.

Well done to him for his hard work. Pity Roach & Holder both bottled the Test and left him all alone on Indian pitches.
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Roach had a bereavement and Holder got injured.
 
As per cricinfo Hawkeye, Gabriel's fastest was 155.6 kmph. Has to be tbe fastest deliveries of recent times.

On an average speed basis, is Gabriel the fastest bowler of the world?
 
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FYI

To see where Gabriel stands in relation to the fastest balls ever bowled:

161.3kph: Shoaib Akhtar, ODI v England in 2003 at Newlands
161.1kph: Shaun Tait, ODI v England in 2010 at Lord's
161.1kph: Brett Lee, ODI v NZ in 2005 at Napier
160.6kph: Jeff Thomson, study in 1976 at WACA
160.4kph: Mitchell Starc, Test v NZ in 2015 at WACA
 
khalil1986 said:
Nah Australia are well ahead.

Besides Akhtar we haven't had a genuine 155+ bowler ever.

Australia have Cummins and Starc who are both 5-7kms quicker than Wahab.
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Australians also overrate their past bowlers though. Overall, I do think they may be ahead of us but like they've made Jeff Thompson to be undisputed fastest ever when there's no real proof how fast he was.

We are seeing a small blip but even so we have bowlers like Amir who can do 145 + easily and Shaheen Shah who I believe can easily reach 150+
 
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