Sami breaks the record for fastest ball !

I think i have the answer to this.

Sami bowled the fastest recorded delivery, at 164kph. But there were questions asked as to the reliability of this reading, and this ball is not recognised as the fastest ball.

Shoaib has the record for the quickest delivery, at 161kph. No one has disputed this ball.

Footage of both these deliveries can be seen on: http://howtobowlfastincricket.weebly.com/fastest-ball-in-cricket-history.html



Edited by freddy - 05 February 2011 at 10:17pm

Not well over 160. Just a fraction above it.


Edited by canadiancricket - 23 November 2007 at 6:08am

Originally posted by saadadvanced7 actually, I watched the highlights and I saw that the batsman hardly stopped it and it ran to the fielder at mid-off (I think... I'm going to watch the video again, but I'm quite sure that it wasn't smashed for 4.

Good lad , you know it makes sense ! 

 Oh I see .  You'll find that members tend to follow the drift of the last couple of posters if they don't use the quote function - that's why Bondy and myself couldn't make sense of your message.

Sam , use the quote function so we understand which post you're referring to.

who really cares? doesnt matter how fast the ball is going, a ball going at 120 kph could do more damage than a ball going that fast??

Thats true, speed guns in general are inconsistant at best, I suppose the only real test would be to bat against it and see what you think but you wouldn't get me trying that even padded up the eyeballs. =p

I don't know that's quite true kerm, I will never trust speedguns, plus you are basically wiping out all the bowlers before speedguns became fashionable. There was a series here a few years ago, billed as shoiab vs lee, I was at one of the games, and it just seemed that the organisers cranked the speedgun up a km or 2, other bowlers looked to be hitting the keepers gloves just as hard, but they had them about 15-20 km slower.

SHAUN tait has delivered the fastest ball man and sami is not that fast

Originally posted by paki of cousre sami bowled 101mph at one time

1.Why the hell did you bring this topic back.
2.Sami never bowled at 101 mph. Why didn't it come in cricket records or in the Guiness Book.

of cousre sami bowled 101mph at one time

They should be bowling to a play if the ball is being driven. Otherwise they are over pitching. But the general idea is the "encourage the batsman to drive"

Mohammad Sami averages 49 with the ball in test cricket. I know I don't go on averages but he bowls pretty poorly. He hates being driven.

we are getting deviated ,anyway nice to see akhtarback .sami and nazir should make ay for akhtar and asif .