Team India has produced some world-class fast bowlers in recent years. The side which was known for its superlative batsmen has become a fast-bowler generating machine. Right from Zaheer Khan to Jasprit Bumrah, the Indians have produced a lot of generational talents in the fast-bowling department. there are lot of Fastest bowler in Indian Team, but let see who is the fastest one.
The recent pacers are encouraging budding players to take up bowling as a profession rather than only focusing on becoming a batsman. Current Indian bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, and even Mohammed Siraj are dominating the cricketing world.
Let’s have a look at who is the fastest bowler in the Indian team current:
Mohammed Shami (146 km/h)
30-year-old Shami is the fastest bowler in the current Indian squad. Shami is a pace-generating robot. He possesses enough skills to trouble the opposition with his incredible pace and swings. The right-handed bowler can chalk up 140 kmph at go. Shami is tipped to be one of the best reverse swing bowlers of this generation. He has cemented his position in India’s Test team. He is an overseas expert and is one of the most experienced bowlers in India’s clan. He can swing the ball in both directions.
Who is the fastest bowler in the Indian team current: Mohammed Shami Stats
| Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Avg | Econ | SR | 5w | 10w | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test matches | 2013-2021 | 54 | 102 | 1633.3 | 305 | 5376 | 195 | 6/56 | 9/118 | 27.56 | 3.29 | 50.20 | 5 | 0 |
| One-Day Internationals | 2013-2020 | 79 | 78 | 674.0 | 39 | 3793 | 148 | 5/69 | 5/69 | 25.62 | 5.62 | 27.30 | 1 | 0 |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 2014-2020 | 12 | 12 | 43.4 | 0 | 428 | 12 | 3/38 | 3/38 | 35.66 | 9.80 | 21.80 | 0 |
Mohammed Shami history
Mohammed Shame made his ODI debut against Pakistan in January 2013. The 30-year-old “Swing expert” bowled a historic four maiden overs in his debut. In November 2013, Shami went on to pick a five-wicket haul on his Test debut against the Windies Indies. He became the fastest Indian bowler to reach 100 ODI wickets.
Shami achieved the feat in 2019, 23rd of January. Shami helped India win their 50th World Cup game by bagging a hattrick against Afghanistan in the 2019 World Cup. Shami is only the fourth Indian cricketer to pick up a hat-trick in One Day International Cricket after Chetan Sharma, Kapil Dev, and Kuldeep Yadav.
Mohammed Shami’s Ranji History
Shami made his first-class debut in 2010 against Assam, picking up three wickets. Shami got his initial chance in first-class cricket in 2010 when he played against Assam. He picked three wickets in his debut. Credits to his good performance, Shami was selected in India’s A squad against West Indies in 2012. Interestingly, Shami minted a 73-run 10th wicket partnership with Cheteshwar Pujara during India A’s unofficial Test match against the West Indies A in June 2012.
Shami clinched 4 for 36 and 6 for 71 and also scored 15* off 6 balls in the second innings to help his team win the match by 4 wickets against Hyderabad during a Ranji Trophy game in 2012-13. He bagged 7/79 and 4/72 against Madhya Pradesh at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. However, his heroics went into vain as his team ended up losing the match. Shami’s spell included a hattrick in the first innings.
Mohammed Shami’s IPL history
Shami made his IPL debut in 2011 for Kings XI Punjab. He was later signed by Delhi Daredevils in 2014 but ended up playing very few games for the Delhi-based franchise. Nevertheless, the fast bowler was retained by DD in 2015. He, however, did not feature in a single game for Delhi in 2015. He then moved to Kings XI Punjab in 2018. Shami took 19 wickets for KXIP in the 2019 season. In 2020, he took 20 wickets and became the highest wicket-taker for KXIp that season.
What has the coaches’ have to say about Shami?
“When I first saw him [Shami] bowling at the nets as a 15-year-old kid, I knew this boy is not ordinary. So I decided to train him. For one year I prepared him for the UP trials, as we don’t have club cricket over here. He was very co-operative, very regular and very hard working. He never took a day off from training. During the under 19 trials he bowled really well, but due to politics, he missed out on selection. They asked me to bring him next year, but at that moment I didn’t want Shami to miss one year. So I advised his parents to send him to Kolkata.”
— Badruddin Siddique on Mohammed Shami
“Shami never wanted money. His goal was the stumps, the sound that comes from hitting the stumps. Ever since I saw him, most of his wickets were bowled. He bowls with an upright seam, on or just outside off stump, and gets it to cut back in.”[10]
— Debabrata Das on Mohammed Shami
