The Indian cricket team has always been blessed to have some of the greatest bowlers in world cricket with them in almost every era. Currently, we have Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik, and others contributing heavily to Indian cricket. From late 1998 to 2003, there was an Indian bowler, whose name on the team sheet was enough to scare some of the greatest batters of that era. In those years, he was the fastest Indian bowler at that time and used his deliveries to speed around 145-150 kph.
The iconic bowler we are talking about is none other than Javagal Srinath, aka ‘Mysore Express’. Even after so many years of his retirement, he still holds the record of delivering the fastest bowl, 154.5 kmph, as an Indian bowler in an ODI match. The iconic delivery came against India’s match against Pakistan in the 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup. The record of dropping the fastest delivery in a T20 format is by Umran Malik, whose ball clocked 157 kmph during an IPL match.
Javagal Srinath’s story: From an engineer to India’s fastest bowler and becoming the second-highest wicket-taker for India in ODIs
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