Starc Clocks 160.4km/h or 99.6m

[MK55]

Now I believe Wasim Akram must have touched 160 kph mark in 1980s as Paki fans keep claiming, considering the similarities in their bowling actions.
 

Don't think there's anything similar in their actions that's significant. Both were good at yorkers. That is about it.
Starc has a terrific run up and a nice rhythmic delivery stride with that slinging arm of his. He's one bowler who is excellent transferring the momentum generated by his run up.   

[Rightarmfast]

No error

[Mosher]

Pakpassion guys are losing their sleep and trying hard to convince themself that it was a faulty speed gun :P ( They think it was made in Pakistan )

[MechEng]

That was an awesome watch  

http://www.cricket.com.au/video/mitch-starc-bowls-160-kmh-against-new-zealand-waca-test-day-three/2015-11-15 

Wow !, Taylor defended it like it was nothing.

[MechEng]

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[Rightarmfast]

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Why are you posting military medium pace bowling when we are talking of genuine pace?

[Mosher]

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Nowhere in that video does Akram look like clocking 160K.

[Rightarmfast]

He is bowling in the range of 125-130kph

[Rightarmfast]

Just the fact that Lance Cairns didnt bother wearing a helmet tells a story how fast Pakistani bowlers were. Akram was no more than 115-125-130. If a batsman comes without a helmet, it proves that Pakistanis were just hyped. Not just Akram, but even Imran would be bowling at same pace of 125-130

[express bowling]

Nowhere in that video does Akram look like clocking 160K.

Does not look like he is touching 140 k even.

Edited November 15, 2015 by express bowling

[jusarrived]

Generally I feel a lot of players from past are hyped . The pace , batsmen technique and talent to name a few looks very inferior to today's players if you look at the videos

[Rightarmfast]

Agreed! To be honest, I don't think any of the bowlers of the past ( like WI quartet ) or the others used to bowl consistently above 150. They didn't even clock that speed in the fastest bowler tournament. 

When I think of the past, I think genuine pace used to mean bowlers bowling at 140 n sometime touching 145.

[Rightarmfast]

Also, saw an old video of Waqar Younis during his faster days. It was the 5th day of the match, and he clocked 145 and the commentators clearly said that that was the fastest delievery of the match! There was speed gun in that match, apparently! Goes on to show that Wasim was always below 145 and so was Waqar on a consistent basis!

[MCcricket]

U guys R mistaken, Akram n Waseem were fast, not express but fast, , same pace bracket as Umesh, Aaron, it was Akrams action, skills that made him lethal with good pace,n Imran at his quickest did scare a lot of batsmen, he was quick n had a lethal inswinger

 

[Rightarmfast]

Waqar was quick, agreed! Imran wasnt. Imran was fast medium. Around 138-139 on a normal basis with a few balls at 140-145 max. The same with Wasim.

[express bowling]

Waqar was quick, agreed! Imran wasnt. Imran was fast medium. Around 138-139 on a normal basis with a few balls at 140-145 max. The same with Wasim.

I think Imran's fastest was 139 k in that bowling competition in the late '70s when all he was trying was to bowl quick in a non-match condition.

Apart from Thomson ( fastest of 147 k ) and Holding ( fastest of 141 k ) no other pacer even touched 140 k.

 

[Rightarmfast]

Yes! I don't know why people still assume Imran used to bowl 145+ in match conditions!

[express bowling]

U guys R mistaken, Akram n Waseem were fast, not express but fast, , same pace bracket as Umesh, Aaron, it was Akrams action, skills that made him lethal with good pace,n Imran at his quickest did scare a lot of batsmen, he was quick n had a lethal inswinger

 

Waqar and Wasim were not of similar pace. Waqar was much quicker. Perhaps bowled around 137 to 147 k in his heydays.

Wasim and Imran were not all that quick in the air most times but both had very good bouncers. In the days of " no regular speed gun in matches " the bouncers were wrongly thought to be the much quicker deliveries and those pacers who bowled good bouncers were generally known as fast bowlers....unless of course you were really quick in the air like Waqar and it was visible by the lethal yorkers you bowled.

Shoaib is the quickest Pakistani pacer till date and that too by a large margin.

Edited November 15, 2015 by express bowling

[Rightarmfast]

/\ Exactly my point! 

[renjith]

Akram was no more than 115-125-130.

I think Imran's fastest was 139 k in that bowling competition in the late '70s when all he was trying was to bowl quick in a non-match condition.

Apart from Thomson ( fastest of 147 k ) and Holding ( fastest of 141 k ) no other pacer even touched 140 k.

 

one problem with judging those pacers speed based on that speed competition is one never know the accuracy of the speed gun used in that competition compared to the ones being used now.