What is fastest ball in cricket?
What is fastest ball in cricket?
Shoaib Akhtar, popularly known as 'Rawalpindi Express' is considered to be the fastest bowler in the world. He clocked a speed of 161.3 kmph against England in 2003 World Cup making it one of the fastest ball in the cricket history.
Why are cricket balls so hard?
A new cricket ball is harder than a worn one, and is preferred by fast bowlers because of the speed and bounce of the ball off the pitch.
Who is the cricket king?
The king of cricket, Virat Kohli, is also known as chasing specialist and he averages 98.25 in India's successful chases along with this he has scored most 20 hundreds while chasing targets 6 hundred better than Indian veteran Sachin Tendulkar.
Which ball is used in IPL?
Yes SG ball is used in matches played in India but talking about International Cricket,the SG balls are only used in Test matches that are played in India , in other formats like ODI and T20I matches played in India Kookaburra balls are used only thats the reason why they are even used in IPL.
Who is the slowest bowler in the world?
40mph or less is the speed at which he bowls in most cases, be it any format of cricket. Majid Haq, bowling with the wind behind him, has just been timed at 41.6mph. Majid Haq, a 32-year-old Scotland off-spinner who is currently playing for the side in the ongoing World Cup, is the man with this dubious distinction.
How many no balls are allowed in an over?
Understanding the no-ball law. A no-ball is a delivery which does not count as one of the bowler's six legitimate balls in one over. The fielding team are penalised one run every time a no-ball is bowled, which is added to the extras tally of the batting team.
What is the slowest ball bowled in cricket?
The slowest ball in the history of cricket was bowled by Aaqib Javed of Pakistan in the semi final match of the 1992 world against New Zealand. The batsman was Mark Greatbatch. The speed was 40 kmph only (24.85 mph). The batsman couldn't score any run and he was bowled out in this ball.