Vilander Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 So now we have 3 bowlers who can easily hit 145+. First time in history of indian cricket I guess. The day is not far when both our new ball bowlers will be hitting 150+ Srinath/Zaheer/Nehra in 2003 wc. Nehra fastest 149.5 Zak 148.x Srinath 145.x All of them used to hit 142+ regularly in that tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket_Hacker Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Srinath/Zaheer/Nehra in 2003 wc. Nehra fastest 149.5 Zak 148.x Srinath 145.x All of them used to hit 142+ regularly in that tournament. Really? Srinath was hitting at that speed even in 2003? Compare with our old grandpa Zak.got leaner and fitter to bowl 125 kmph harmless cutters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilander Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Really? Srinath was hitting at that speed even in 2003? Compare with our old grandpa Zak.got leaner and fitter to bowl 125 kmph harmless cutters Yup..but you have to compare with others. Lee Akthar used to hit 155 often, Bond and One WI bowler Jermaine lawson i think used to hit 150, Dilhara Zak and Nehra used to hit 145+ often then it was Srinath at 140+...probably it was the speed guns but fastest bowlers used to hit 155 then..now its more like 150.(Akthar 160 was nonchallently played to the legside in a lazy flick !. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCcricket Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 This is the fastest pacers we had available for India selection ever, Srinath, Zak, Munaf, Sreesanth all F/M bowlers who occasionally bowled in mid or low 140's, Aaron, Umesh, are genuine fast bowlers as good as any one in international level bar a Thommo, Akhtar who were express. Shami on average is faster then any other former f/m BOWLERS WE HAVE HAD AND IS OUR BEST BOWLER FOR LONGER FORMAT AS HE IS VERY VERY SKILLFULL, Shukla, Bumrah, Suyal are also very promising and can bowl in 140's so we have the pool but lack foresight , selectors and captain is poor, furthermore Pandey, Pankaj are good tall f/m bowlers who can play test for India. Shami, Umesh, Aaron, BK if are picked up for the away tours and are aggressive and right fields are set can be very good , also Suyal, Pandey , BK can be excellent additions as they are skillfull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renjith Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Srinath/Zaheer/Nehra in 2003 wc. Nehra fastest 149.5 Zak 148.x Srinath 145.x All of them used to hit 142+ regularly in that tournament. Yes, that was the closest. I guess it was srinath's last series though. In that sense there is more promise now. shami (24), varun (24) and umesh (26) all have age on their side. Only issue I see with all 3 is none of them looks like a bowler whom captain can reply on. all 3 are having complete off days more frequently. that is one of the main reason for dhonis lack of confidence as well. I don;t want any of these bowlers to increase their pace from what they bowl now. but if they can improve their reliability in coming time, india can compete against sa, aus, eng in their own yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkt.india Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Srinath/Zaheer/Nehra in 2003 wc. Nehra fastest 149.5 Zak 148.x Srinath 145.x All of them used to hit 142+ regularly in that tournament. Srinath fastest 143, Zak 147, Nehra 149, but those guys were not really consistently quick especially Nehra other than that WC. These guys clock 145 in every series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
express bowling Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 This is the fastest pacers we had available for India selection ever, Srinath, Zak, Munaf, Sreesanth all F/M bowlers who occasionally bowled in mid or low 140's, Aaron, Umesh, are genuine fast bowlers as good as any one in international level bar a Thommo, Akhtar who were express. Srinath was perhaps quicker than Umesh and Aaron when he was in his 20s. There was no speed gun in most series then. But , he had injured a lot of batsmen in his time. He hit a fastest of 156 k in 1996 in South Africa. Plus, he used to get steep bounce consistently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
express bowling Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Bumrah bowled 140 to 144.4 k consistently in his first 2 overs. 10 deliveries above 140 k. Lots of 141 and 142 k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkt.india Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Srinath was perhaps quicker than Umesh and Aaron when he was in his 20s. There was no speed gun in most series then. But ' date=' he had injured a lot of batsmen in his time. Plus, he used to get steep bounce consistently.[/quote'] Not sure. I guess Srinath, Umesh, Aaron are very much same speed at their peak. Umesh bowled as quick as any on Australia tour. Srinath was taller so he used get bounce. Extra bounce with extra pace trouble batsmen more than just pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSK Fan Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Not sure. I guess Srinath' date=' Umesh, Aaron are very much same speed at their peak. Umesh bowled as quick as any on Australia tour. Srinath was taller so he used get bounce. Extra bounce with extra pace trouble batsmen more than just pace.[/quote'] http://www.espncricinfo.com/wctimeline/content/story/111878.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
express bowling Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Not sure. I guess Srinath' date=' Umesh, Aaron are very much same speed at their peak. Umesh bowled as quick as any on Australia tour. Srinath was taller so he used get bounce. Extra bounce with extra pace trouble batsmen more than just pace.[/quote'] We will never know about the release speeds for sure. But, one thing is sure .... Srinath's deliveries were physically more threatening to the batsmen. From the point of view of a batsmen, that is true fast bowling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSK Fan Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 We will never know about the release speeds for sure. But, one thing is sure .... Srinath's deliveries were physically more threatening to the batsmen. From the point of view of a batsmen, that is true fast bowling. Read above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
express bowling Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Read above I remember Srinath in 1996. He was frighteningly quick in both England and South Africa. In England, they were often afraid to come in line of the deliveries. Srinath injured batsmen on the face twice although they were wearing helmets with face protectors. Meryck Pringle of SAF and Lanka Silva of Sri Lanka. Both of these guys did not play much after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
express bowling Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Bumrah bowled well in his last over apart from the last ball. Bowled yorkers or attempted yorkers around 140 k. Fastest of 142.x k in the over. Match fastest of 144.4 k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBee Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Bumrah bowled great attempted Yorkers in that 19th over. :nice: Pace around 140 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
express bowling Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Bumrah has the potential to become a 140 to 150 k pacer when he becomes 23 or 24 yrs. Provided he receives proper guidance and his action is not tampered with. Plus , he can bowl good bouncers even now. The fact that he is taking a lot of wickets at domestic level , along with possessing pace, is a big plus for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaptaan Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 1.4 Bumrah to Watson, no run, 141kph, wanted to defend that but prefers to shoulder arms as the back of a length ball skids off the deck 1.5 Bumrah to Watson, no run, 142kph, solid front foot step to defend this good length ball on off stump. Pollard won't let it go through 1.6 Bumrah to Watson, no run, 144kph, can he really bowl that fast?! This was a fuller one outside off so Watson doesn't bother with it. Looks like he wants to settle before bringing out those booming drives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaptaan Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 18.1 Bumrah to Hodge, 1 run, starts off well with a yorker on middle and off. Dug out into the off side for a single 18.2 Bumrah to Faulkner, 1 run, has to shovel another yorker from off stump into the covers. Two very useful balls at this stage 18.3 Bumrah to Hodge, 1 run, another one, this time Hodge spoons it back to the bowler who misfields. But it is only a single. Third yorker on the trot from Bumrah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilander Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Srinath fastest 143' date=' Zak 147, Nehra 149, but those guys were not really consistently quick especially Nehra other than that WC. These guys clock 145 in every series.[/quote'] True but i think in 2003 wc series they bowled quick throughout. BTW you shaved off the decimal points but thats still quicker or as quick as Aaron,Shami and Umesh presently. Not to say those guys might have clocked quicker if it were t20's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilander Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 This is the fastest pacers we had available for India selection ever' date=' [b']Srinath, Zak, Munaf, Sreesanth all F/M bowlers who occasionally bowled in mid or low 140's, Aaron, Umesh, are genuine fast bowlers as good as any one in international level bar a Thommo, Akhtar who were express. Shami on average is faster then any other former f/m BOWLERS WE HAVE HAD AND IS OUR BEST BOWLER FOR LONGER FORMAT AS HE IS VERY VERY SKILLFULL, Shukla, Bumrah, Suyal are also very promising and can bowl in 140's so we have the pool but lack foresight , selectors and captain is poor, furthermore Pandey, Pankaj are good tall f/m bowlers who can play test for India. Shami, Umesh, Aaron, BK if are picked up for the away tours and are aggressive and right fields are set can be very good , also Suyal, Pandey , BK can be excellent additions as they are skillfull. Dude Srinath was an out and out quick. You have to compare people to their period. He was bloody quick in 1999 and 2003 WC when the speed guns were used. And 2003 was *** end of his career and he still hit 142+ when he was a granpa was clearly faster than Akram in that series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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