In the 2003 World Cup game against England, former Pakistan pace sensation Shoaib Akhtar bowled the fastest delivery of all time. Against the batter Nick Knight, Akhtar clocked 161.3 km/hr and became the speedster to bowl the fastest delivery in the history of the sport. So far, no bowler has gone past his record of the fastest delivery. However, former Australian pacers, Brett Lee and Shaun Tait, came close to his record as they also bowled deliveries that exceeded the speed of 160km/hr.&nbsp;

Currently, the Rawalpindi Express is ruling the list of the fastest delivery record with his 2003 World Cup delivery. However, he may not head the chart for a long time as the new Indian pacer has displayed his capability to shatter the former Pakistan speedster’s record with his back-to-back fast deliveries. In the upcoming years, eyes will be set on this Indian youngster as Indian fans are expecting him to wreak havoc on batters with his blazing speed. Before this youngster, some other Indian bowlers also rocked international cricket and Indian Premier League (IPL) with their fastest balls.

Here are the top 5 fastest deliveries bowled by active Indian bowlers

5. Navdeep Saini for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL 2019

In the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL),&nbsp;<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/ban-vs-ind-rohit-sharma-and-navdeep-saini-ruled-out-of-second-test-bcci-confirms/" title="Navdeep Saini" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Navdeep Saini </a>pulled off an incredible record for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in a contest against Mumbai Indians (MI). The speedster bowled a delivery of 152.85 km/hr, which is considered one of the fastest balls by any Indian in the history of the tournament.

Saini's record for the fastest delivery withstood the test of time for three long years until it was finally broken in the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League by an uncapped Indian pacer. Currently, the Karnal-born holds the record for the second fastest delivery in the league by an Indian bowler.

Witnessing his sheer pace, the selectors gave him a chance in the national team. Of all three formats, his IPL experience helped him to fare well in T20 Internationals. With 13 wickets in 11 T20I matches at an economy of 7.15, he looked decent in an Indian jersey.

4. Jasprit Bumrah vs Australia at Adelaide in the 2018-19 Border Gavaskar Trophy&nbsp;

<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/CT_365026.jpg" alt="Jasprit Bumrah" loading="lazy"><figcaption>Jasprit Bumrah. (Photo by RANDY BROOKS/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption>

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/rohit-sharma-provides-massive-update-on-jasprit-bumrah-ahead-of-border-gavaskar-trophy/" title="Jasprit Bumrah" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jasprit Bumrah</a> is a premier bowler of the Indian team in all three formats of the sport. In his eight years of international career, the dynamic speedster has helped the team win a lot of games with his fiery pace. Currently, he is the best bowler for India due to his exceptional talent and diligence.

With his variations and pace, he has achieved his obejective of becoming a threat for top batters in international cricket. Talking about the fastest ball of his career, in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2018-19, he clocked 153.2 km/hr. That delivery turned out to be one of the fastest balls bowled by any Indian in International cricket.

In the first Test match at the Adelaide Oval, Bumrah ran through the Aussie line up and picked up six wickets. Riding high on his lethal pace bowling, India also won the match against the hosts by 31 runs. The 29-year-old ended that iconic tournament as the leading wicket-taker for India with 21 wickets in eight innings of four matches.

3. Mohammed Shami (153.3 km/hr) vs Australia in Melbourne in 2014

In the last few years,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/he-dismissed-bracewell-with-a-bouncer-who-could-have-been-a-threat-says-irfan-pathan-on-mohammed-shami/" title="Mohammed Shami" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mohammed Shami</a> has played an instrumental role in India’s fine performance in Tests and One-Day Internationals. The 32-year-old is serving the national team since 2013 and has taken 399 wickets in 170 international matches with his impressive fast bowling.

Back in 2014, when India toured Australia for the four-match Test series, the UP-born achieved an amazing feat with the ball. In the third Test match held in Melbourne, he touched 153.3 km/hr speed, which is still the third fastest delivery bowled by an Indian in recognised cricket.

In the end, the match’s result was a draw but Shami looked fine against the Aussies as he bagged six wickets. Later, he also ended up becoming the highest wicket-taker for India in the Test series, with 15 wickets in six innings of three matches.

2. Umran Malik (155 km/hr) vs Sri Lanka at Guwahati&nbsp;

Following the impressive performances in the Indian Premier League,<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/umran-malik-is-not-as-trained-and-fit-as-haris-rauf-aaqib-javed/" title="Umran Malik" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Umran Malik </a>got selected to represent India in international cricket. This year, in the first ODI match between India and Sri Lanka in Guwahati, Malik impressed cricketing fraternity yet again with his express pace.

Bowling the fourth delivery of the second over of his spell, Umran bowled a fuller-length delivery that touched 155 km/hr. Facing the ball, Charith Asalanka hit it through the covers and stole two runs. Later, Malik ended up becoming the highest wicket-taker for the team in the match with his spell of 8.0-0-57-3. &nbsp; Riding on his marvellous bowling effort, the Men in Blue also hammered Sri Lanka convincingly. Malik's superb bowling display in the first match gave him confidence as he continued his wicket-taking bowling in the second ODI at Eden Gardens too.

1. Umran Malik (157 km/hr) against Delhi Capitals in Indian Premier League 2022

Nowadays, Umran Malik is a renowned name among avid cricket fans as he has shown his brilliance with his speed on numerous instances. After impressing Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) with his raw pace in 2021, Malik featured again for the franchise in the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL).

Playing against the Delhi Capitals (DC), at the Brabourne Stadium, Malik clocked 157 km/hr. It happened on the fourth delivery of the 20th over, which was sent for four by Rovman Powell.&nbsp;

In the end, the Jammu Express couldn’t help his team much as he was disastrous with the ball with his figures of 4.0-0-52-0. However, the youngster grabbed a lot of eyes for his bowling speed despite his team’s loss in the game.

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In the 2003 World Cup game against England, former Pakistan pace sensation Shoaib Akhtar bowled the fastest delivery of all time. Against the batter Nick Knight, Akhtar clocked 161.3 km/hr and became the speedster to bowl the fastest delivery in the history of the sport. So far, no bowler has gone past his record of the fastest delivery. However, former Australian pacers, Brett Lee and Shaun Tait, came close to his record as they also bowled deliveries that exceeded the speed of 160km/hr.&nbsp;
Currently, the Rawalpindi Express is ruling the list of the fastest delivery record with his 2003 World Cup delivery. However, he may not head the chart for a long time as the new Indian pacer has displayed his capability to shatter the former Pakistan speedster’s record with his back-to-back fast deliveries. In the upcoming years, eyes will be set on this Indian youngster as Indian fans are expecting him to wreak havoc on batters with his blazing speed. Before this youngster, some other Indian bowlers also rocked international cricket and Indian Premier League (IPL) with their fastest balls.
<h2>Here are the top 5 fastest deliveries bowled by active Indian bowlers</h2>
<h3>5. Navdeep Saini for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL 2019</h3>
<amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1675426026368_Navdeep-Saini.jpeg" alt width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
In the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL),&nbsp;<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/ban-vs-ind-rohit-sharma-and-navdeep-saini-ruled-out-of-second-test-bcci-confirms/" title="Navdeep Saini" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Navdeep Saini </a>pulled off an incredible record for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in a contest against Mumbai Indians (MI). The speedster bowled a delivery of 152.85 km/hr, which is considered one of the fastest balls by any Indian in the history of the tournament.
Saini's record for the fastest delivery withstood the test of time for three long years until it was finally broken in the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League by an uncapped Indian pacer. Currently, the Karnal-born holds the record for the second fastest delivery in the league by an Indian bowler.
Witnessing his sheer pace, the selectors gave him a chance in the national team. Of all three formats, his IPL experience helped him to fare well in T20 Internationals. With 13 wickets in 11 T20I matches at an economy of 7.15, he looked decent in an Indian jersey.

<h3>4. Jasprit Bumrah vs Australia at Adelaide in the 2018-19 Border Gavaskar Trophy&nbsp;</h3>
<figure class="image" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/CT_365026.jpg" alt="Jasprit Bumrah" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
<figcaption>Jasprit Bumrah. (Photo by RANDY BROOKS/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption>
</figure>
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/rohit-sharma-provides-massive-update-on-jasprit-bumrah-ahead-of-border-gavaskar-trophy/" title="Jasprit Bumrah" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jasprit Bumrah</a> is a premier bowler of the Indian team in all three formats of the sport. In his eight years of international career, the dynamic speedster has helped the team win a lot of games with his fiery pace. Currently, he is the best bowler for India due to his exceptional talent and diligence.
With his variations and pace, he has achieved his obejective of becoming a threat for top batters in international cricket. Talking about the fastest ball of his career, in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2018-19, he clocked 153.2 km/hr. That delivery turned out to be one of the fastest balls bowled by any Indian in International cricket.
In the first Test match at the Adelaide Oval, Bumrah ran through the Aussie line up and picked up six wickets. Riding high on his lethal pace bowling, India also won the match against the hosts by 31 runs. The 29-year-old ended that iconic tournament as the leading wicket-taker for India with 21 wickets in eight innings of four matches.

<h3>3. Mohammed Shami (153.3 km/hr) vs Australia in Melbourne in 2014</h3>
<figure class="image" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Mohammed-Shami-India.jpg" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
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</figure>
In the last few years,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/he-dismissed-bracewell-with-a-bouncer-who-could-have-been-a-threat-says-irfan-pathan-on-mohammed-shami/" title="Mohammed Shami" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mohammed Shami</a> has played an instrumental role in India’s fine performance in Tests and One-Day Internationals. The 32-year-old is serving the national team since 2013 and has taken 399 wickets in 170 international matches with his impressive fast bowling.
Back in 2014, when India toured Australia for the four-match Test series, the UP-born achieved an amazing feat with the ball. In the third Test match held in Melbourne, he touched 153.3 km/hr speed, which is still the third fastest delivery bowled by an Indian in recognised cricket.
In the end, the match’s result was a draw but Shami looked fine against the Aussies as he bagged six wickets. Later, he also ended up becoming the highest wicket-taker for India in the Test series, with 15 wickets in six innings of three matches.

<h3>2. Umran Malik (155 km/hr) vs Sri Lanka at Guwahati&nbsp;</h3>
<amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1673020303707_Umran-Malik.jpeg" alt width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
Following the impressive performances in the Indian Premier League,<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/umran-malik-is-not-as-trained-and-fit-as-haris-rauf-aaqib-javed/" title="Umran Malik" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Umran Malik </a>got selected to represent India in international cricket. This year, in the first ODI match between India and Sri Lanka in Guwahati, Malik impressed cricketing fraternity yet again with his express pace.
Bowling the fourth delivery of the second over of his spell, Umran bowled a fuller-length delivery that touched 155 km/hr. Facing the ball, Charith Asalanka hit it through the covers and stole two runs. Later, Malik ended up becoming the highest wicket-taker for the team in the match with his spell of 8.0-0-57-3. &nbsp; Riding on his marvellous bowling effort, the Men in Blue also hammered Sri Lanka convincingly. Malik's superb bowling display in the first match gave him confidence as he continued his wicket-taking bowling in the second ODI at Eden Gardens too.

<h3>1. Umran Malik (157 km/hr) against Delhi Capitals in Indian Premier League 2022</h3>
<amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/2022/04/Umran-Malik-3.jpg" alt width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
Nowadays, Umran Malik is a renowned name among avid cricket fans as he has shown his brilliance with his speed on numerous instances. After impressing Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) with his raw pace in 2021, Malik featured again for the franchise in the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL).
Playing against the Delhi Capitals (DC), at the Brabourne Stadium, Malik clocked 157 km/hr. It happened on the fourth delivery of the 20th over, which was sent for four by Rovman Powell.&nbsp;
In the end, the Jammu Express couldn’t help his team much as he was disastrous with the ball with his figures of 4.0-0-52-0. However, the youngster grabbed a lot of eyes for his bowling speed despite his team’s loss in the game.
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In the 2003 World Cup game against England, former Pakistan pace sensation Shoaib Akhtar bowled the fastest delivery of all time. Against the batter Nick Knight, Akhtar clocked 161.3 km/hr and became the speedster to bowl the fastest delivery in the history of the sport. So far, no bowler has gone past his record of the fastest delivery. However, former Australian pacers, Brett Lee and Shaun Tait, came close to his record as they also bowled deliveries that exceeded the speed of 160km/hr.&nbsp;
Currently, the Rawalpindi Express is ruling the list of the fastest delivery record with his 2003 World Cup delivery. However, he may not head the chart for a long time as the new Indian pacer has displayed his capability to shatter the former Pakistan speedster’s record with his back-to-back fast deliveries. In the upcoming years, eyes will be set on this Indian youngster as Indian fans are expecting him to wreak havoc on batters with his blazing speed. Before this youngster, some other Indian bowlers also rocked international cricket and Indian Premier League (IPL) with their fastest balls.
<h2>Here are the top 5 fastest deliveries bowled by active Indian bowlers</h2>
<h3>5. Navdeep Saini for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL 2019</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1675426026368_Navdeep-Saini.jpeg" alt="" width="640" loading="lazy">
In the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL),&nbsp;<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/ban-vs-ind-rohit-sharma-and-navdeep-saini-ruled-out-of-second-test-bcci-confirms/" title="Navdeep Saini" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Navdeep Saini </a>pulled off an incredible record for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in a contest against Mumbai Indians (MI). The speedster bowled a delivery of 152.85 km/hr, which is considered one of the fastest balls by any Indian in the history of the tournament.
Saini's record for the fastest delivery withstood the test of time for three long years until it was finally broken in the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League by an uncapped Indian pacer. Currently, the Karnal-born holds the record for the second fastest delivery in the league by an Indian bowler.
Witnessing his sheer pace, the selectors gave him a chance in the national team. Of all three formats, his IPL experience helped him to fare well in T20 Internationals. With 13 wickets in 11 T20I matches at an economy of 7.15, he looked decent in an Indian jersey.

<h3>4. Jasprit Bumrah vs Australia at Adelaide in the 2018-19 Border Gavaskar Trophy&nbsp;</h3>
<figure class="image"><img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/CT_365026.jpg" alt="Jasprit Bumrah" loading="lazy">
<figcaption>Jasprit Bumrah. (Photo by RANDY BROOKS/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption>
</figure>
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/rohit-sharma-provides-massive-update-on-jasprit-bumrah-ahead-of-border-gavaskar-trophy/" title="Jasprit Bumrah" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jasprit Bumrah</a> is a premier bowler of the Indian team in all three formats of the sport. In his eight years of international career, the dynamic speedster has helped the team win a lot of games with his fiery pace. Currently, he is the best bowler for India due to his exceptional talent and diligence.
With his variations and pace, he has achieved his obejective of becoming a threat for top batters in international cricket. Talking about the fastest ball of his career, in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2018-19, he clocked 153.2 km/hr. That delivery turned out to be one of the fastest balls bowled by any Indian in International cricket.
In the first Test match at the Adelaide Oval, Bumrah ran through the Aussie line up and picked up six wickets. Riding high on his lethal pace bowling, India also won the match against the hosts by 31 runs. The 29-year-old ended that iconic tournament as the leading wicket-taker for India with 21 wickets in eight innings of four matches.

<h3>3. Mohammed Shami (153.3 km/hr) vs Australia in Melbourne in 2014</h3>
<figure class="image"><img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Mohammed-Shami-India.jpg" loading="lazy">
<figcaption></figcaption>
</figure>
In the last few years,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/he-dismissed-bracewell-with-a-bouncer-who-could-have-been-a-threat-says-irfan-pathan-on-mohammed-shami/" title="Mohammed Shami" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mohammed Shami</a> has played an instrumental role in India’s fine performance in Tests and One-Day Internationals. The 32-year-old is serving the national team since 2013 and has taken 399 wickets in 170 international matches with his impressive fast bowling.
Back in 2014, when India toured Australia for the four-match Test series, the UP-born achieved an amazing feat with the ball. In the third Test match held in Melbourne, he touched 153.3 km/hr speed, which is still the third fastest delivery bowled by an Indian in recognised cricket.
In the end, the match’s result was a draw but Shami looked fine against the Aussies as he bagged six wickets. Later, he also ended up becoming the highest wicket-taker for India in the Test series, with 15 wickets in six innings of three matches.

<h3>2. Umran Malik (155 km/hr) vs Sri Lanka at Guwahati&nbsp;</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1673020303707_Umran-Malik.jpeg" alt="" width="640" loading="lazy">
Following the impressive performances in the Indian Premier League,<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/umran-malik-is-not-as-trained-and-fit-as-haris-rauf-aaqib-javed/" title="Umran Malik" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Umran Malik </a>got selected to represent India in international cricket. This year, in the first ODI match between India and Sri Lanka in Guwahati, Malik impressed cricketing fraternity yet again with his express pace.
Bowling the fourth delivery of the second over of his spell, Umran bowled a fuller-length delivery that touched 155 km/hr. Facing the ball, Charith Asalanka hit it through the covers and stole two runs. Later, Malik ended up becoming the highest wicket-taker for the team in the match with his spell of 8.0-0-57-3. &nbsp; Riding on his marvellous bowling effort, the Men in Blue also hammered Sri Lanka convincingly. Malik's superb bowling display in the first match gave him confidence as he continued his wicket-taking bowling in the second ODI at Eden Gardens too.

<h3>1. Umran Malik (157 km/hr) against Delhi Capitals in Indian Premier League 2022</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/2022/04/Umran-Malik-3.jpg" alt="" width="640" loading="lazy">
Nowadays, Umran Malik is a renowned name among avid cricket fans as he has shown his brilliance with his speed on numerous instances. After impressing Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) with his raw pace in 2021, Malik featured again for the franchise in the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL).
Playing against the Delhi Capitals (DC), at the Brabourne Stadium, Malik clocked 157 km/hr. It happened on the fourth delivery of the 20th over, which was sent for four by Rovman Powell.&nbsp;
In the end, the Jammu Express couldn’t help his team much as he was disastrous with the ball with his figures of 4.0-0-52-0. However, the youngster grabbed a lot of eyes for his bowling speed despite his team’s loss in the game.
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In the 2003 World Cup game against England, former Pakistan pace sensation Shoaib Akhtar bowled the fastest delivery of all time. Against the batter Nick Knight, Akhtar clocked 161.3 km/hr and became

Top five fastest deliveries by Indian pacers

In the last few years, these Indian speedsters have drawn headlines for their sheer pace bowling.

Top 5 fastest deliveries by active Indian pacers

In the last few years, these Indian speedsters have drawn headlines for their sheer pace bowling. Let's have a look at them.