Fast bowling ,sometimes known as pace bowling.The main aim of fast bowling is to bowl the hard cricket ball  at high speed. In most cricketing countries, fast bowlers are considered to be the mainstay of a team’s bowling attack .This most important thing that  a fast bowler needs to do is to grip the ball correctly.

1.Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan):

Shoaib Akhtar

He is one of the fastest bowler of international cricket,he made his test debut in Nov 1977.Shoaib Akhtar was sent home during the Test match series in Australia in 2005 for  poor attitude.

161.3 km/h.

2.Shaun Tait (Australia):

Shaun Tait

H e was born in 22 Feb 1983.His nick name is Sloon, Tinga, The Wild Thing.His height is 6ft 4inches.He is right arm fast bowler.He plays  domestic cricket for South Australia.

 161.1 km/h.

3. Jeff Thomson (Australia):

Jeff Thomson

He was born in 16 August 1950 in New South Wales.He is former Australian cricketer known as  ”Thommo”.He is a Right- Handed player.

 147.9 km/h.

4. Brett Lee (Australia):

Brett Lee

He was born in 8 Nov 1976. He was 35 years old.His nick name is Bing, Binga, The Speedster. His height is 1.87m.He is right arm fast bowler.

145 km/h

5. Dennis Lillee (Australia):

Dennis Lillee

He was born in 18 July 1949  in Western Australlia.Dennis  Lillee was known for his fiery temperament.His height is 5ft 11.5 inches.On 17 December 2009, Lillee was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

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