When fast bowlers are named in the world of cricket, they include Shoaib Akhtar There is definitely a mention of it. In such a case Brett Lee, Shane Bond Just as there have been many legendary fast bowlers in front of whom even the best batsmen were left speechless, on the other hand Akhtar has also frightened the world's greatest batsmen with his bullet-speed balls. The entire cricket world was stunned in 2003 when this Pakistani fast bowler bowled the fastest ball in the entire cricket history.
Let us tell you that Akhtar had done this feat in the 2003 ICC World Cup. He had set a historical record by bowling at a speed of 161.3 km per hour against England. With this, Akhtar had set a historical record by bowling at a speed of 161.3 km per hour against Australia. Jeffrey Thompson He also broke the record for the fastest delivery of 1975 West Indies He bowled the ball at a speed of 160.6 kmph against .
Revealing the reason behind breaking Thompson's record, the former Pakistani fast bowler said that he worked hard for this. Akhtar said that at that time he used to bowl at a speed of 155 km per hour, so he knew that the speed could be increased by 5 km per hour. For this, the fast bowler adopted a very unique method.
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They said, “I started running by tying tyres but they felt light so I started pulling small vehicles on the shoulders. Since there are less people in Islamabad, I would pull vehicles at night. I tried my best to run at the same speed as I used to run in the run-up. After that I started pulling trucks and would pull them for 4-5 miles.”
Akhtar says that to increase his speed, he even bowled on a 26 yard pitch instead of 22 yards. He said, “When I started bowling on a 26-yard pitch, my speed dropped to 142-143 kmph. My target on a long pitch was to reach 150. My muscles were in very good shape those days and I started bowling with old balls. I used to try to hit the stumps with old balls.”
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