Cricket is considered as religion in many countries, the craze of cricket in the world is much more than any other sport in the world. The sport which is played in every small lane especially in India has a great fascination worldwide. What attracts cricket lovers on the internet is to find the top list of batsmen and fastest bowlers. Top cricketers have always made a special place in the heart of the cricket lovers. Batsmen and fastest Bowlers are always the crucial part of cricket and thus top fastest bowlers have always been exciting for the fans to watch out for. Below is the list of top ten fastest bowlers in the world cricket in today’s date.

10. Mohammed Irfan, Pakistan:

Mohammed Irfan is one of the tallest cricket players. Mohammed Irfan is a left arm fast bowler. His fastest ball was at 150.6kph and he creates a lot of space in current cricket. After Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammed Irfan is the new and current sensation in fastest bowling in Pakistan.

9. Peter Siddle, Australia:

Peter Siddle is one of the cricket stars of Australia. Peter Siddle is one of most important bowler of Australian team as he has the ability to bowl at 145kph on every single ball. Peter Siddle’s fastest bowl is at the 151kph. Peter Siddle won the award of an emerging player of the year in 2009 by ICC.

8. Steven Finn, England:

Steven Finn is one of the fastest bowlers with the fastest ball at 151.9kph from England and born in United Kingdom. Steven Finn has the ability to bowl over at 145kph on consistent basis. Steven Finn is also the youngest Englishmen to play 50 test wickets.

7. Morne Morkel, South Africa:

Morne Morkel is one of the fastest bowlers from South Africa with the bowling speed of 152kph. Morne Morkel is one of the tallest fastest bowlers of all time and is a right hand fast bowler. Morne Morkel is one of the players who collected the purple cap in Indian Premier League for best wicket taking bowler.

6. Kemar Roach, West Indies:

Kemar Roach is one of the fastest bowlers from West Indies. Kemar Roach generates good space in his bowling and also has the ability to bowl at 145kph consistently. His fastest bowl until now was at 152.7kph which made him the sixth fastest bowler in today’s cricket.

5. Adam Milne, New Zealand:

Adam Milne is the rising star of the New Zealand cricket team. He played his best and showed his talent recently in the Indian series. Adam Milne has the ability to bowl at the speed of 150kph consistently and thus has the potential to become the fastest bowler of the world in future. Adam Milne bowled at the speed of 153kph during the match of T20 against West Indies.

4. Lasith Malinga Sri Lanka:

Lasith Malinga is the Sri Lankan cricketer and one of the fastest and dangerous bowler especially during the last overs and is famous for shorter version of cricket. He is the specialist of one day cricket match T20. His fastest ball is equal to Dale Steyn at the speed of 155.7kph and it was against New Zealand in Mumbai during World Cup 2011 and thus is the fourth fastest bowler in today’s cricket. Lasith Malinga is a sensational player in Indian Premier League.

3. Dale Steyn, South Africa:

Dale steyn is currently one of the number one ranked test bowler in the world and thus a pride to South Africa’s cricket team. Dale Steyn fastest ball is at 155.7kph in the international cricket against New Zealand.

2. Mitchell Johnson, Australia:

Mitchell Johnson entered in the list of fastest bowlers during Ashes series of 2013/2014. Mitchell Johnson is the second fastest bowler in today’s current world of cricket and ranks seventh in all time fastest bowlers in the history of cricket. He bowled the ball with the speed of 156.8kph in the match in Ashes Test in Australia. Mitchell Johnson can also bat but low down the order.

1. Fidel Edwards, West Indies:

Fidel Edwards is one of the fastest bowlers in the world cricket today with his fastest delivery at 157.7kph. He might not be the permanent one in the West Indies team, but definitely a permanent one in the list of fastest bowlers. He delivered his best against South Africa in 2003 and has played 50 ODI’s and 55 test series for West Indies.
Though these were the current top ten list of fastest bowlers, world cannot forget few of the fastest bowlers which made their everlasting name in the history of cricket. Cricket world will never forget former cricket player Shoaib Akhtar, who is also known as Rawalpindi express for his fastest bowling. With the fastest ball of 161.3kph, Shoaib Akhtar has made his name evergreen by setting the official rate of fastest bowling since 2003 against England. In the history of cricket, Shoaib Akhtar is the first fastest bowler in the list. Other such great fastest bowlers in the history of cricket are Brett Lee, Shaun Tait, Jeffery Thompson, Andy Roberts, etc. Thus the fastest bowler excites the cricket fans and keeps the spirit and anxiety on for cricket.