India's five fastest pace bowlers of all time ranked

 India's five fastest pace bowlers of all time ranked

        India may not be known for producing many top-notch fast bowlers over the years, but there are a number of outstanding pacemakers who have played for the subcontinental giants.

 So India's long-awaited Ahead of our tour of South Africa, we take a look at the top 5 speed bowlers the country has ever seen and  rank them in terms of excellence

      5: Venkatesh Prasad (1994-2001)

Total matches (Tests and one-day internationals): 194 (33/161)

Total wickets (Tests and one-day internationals): 292 (96/196)

Overall average (Tests and one-day internationals): 33.7 (35/32.3)

Test strike-rate: 73.3

ODI economy rate: 4.67

BBI: 6-33

BBM: 10-153

Four-wicket hauls: 4

Five-wicket hauls: 8

Ten-wicket hauls: 1

      The tall, stocky mid-'90s paceman who formed a sometimes devastating new ball partnership with fellow fast bowler Javagal Srinath. This was especially true when playing outside the subcontinent, where Prasad's numbers in both formats of the game were far superior to those in home conditions. 

 Prasad's greatest strength was his ability to move the ball in both directions. This was to great effect on his 1996 tour of England. This happened in the opening Test game of the 1999 series when they won 6-33, including a notable second innings of 5-0 at one point. 

 However, Prasad proved to be most effective in his one-day arena. His cleverly camouflaged slow ball often brought him much success, but his persistent accuracy always made him difficult to hit.

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      4: Ajit Agarkar (1998-2007)Total

Total matches (Tests and one-day internationals): 217 (26/191)

Total wickets (Tests and one-day internationals): 346 (58/288)

Overall average (Tests and one-day internationals): 37.6 (47.32/27.85)

Test strike-rate: 83.7

ODI economy rate: 5.07

BBI: 6-41

BBM: 8-160

Four-wicket hauls: 10

Five-wicket hauls: 3

Ten-wicket hauls: 0

     A sometimes brilliant and often underrated fast middle bowler who has been plagued with injuries at various points in his career. 

 And what puts Agarkar on this list is mainly his impressive form in his 50 overs his game, taking a very impressive 288 wickets in a total of 191 games . captured casualties. 

 Still, we feel that this all-rounder could have achieved so much more in his career.

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3: Javagal Srinath (1991-2003)

Total matches (Tests and one-day internationals): 296 (67/229)

Total wickets (Tests and one-day internationals): 551 (236/315)

Overall average (Tests and one-day internationals): 29.3 (30.49/28.08)

Test strike-rate: 64

ODI economy rate: 4.44

BBI: 8-86

BBM: 13-132

Four-wicket hauls: 15

Five-wicket hauls: 13

Ten-wicket hauls: 1

By the time he retired from international cricket, only Kapil Dev, the great Indian paceman, had won more Test wickets than Srinath (although Zahir Khan had more). ). 

 Srinath was surprisingly fast for an Indian sailor, possibly the fastest ever produced in his country, and used the cutter extensively early in his career, especially in subcontinental conditions. 

 However, as he grew older and wiser, he also introduced his away swinger into his arsenal, making him twice as effective as his bowler. Much like fine wines, Srinath gets better with his age, as evidenced by his impressive performance for his country in Swan Song at the World Cup in South Africa in 2003. I was.

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     2: Zaheer Khan (2000-2012)

Total matches (Tests and one-day internationals): 288 (88/200)

Total wickets (Tests and one-day internationals): 564 (295/269)

Overall average (Tests and one-day internationals): 30.9 (32.35/29.43)

Test strike-rate: 59.7

ODI economy rate: 4.93

BBI: 7-87

BBM: 10-149

Four-wicket hauls: 21

Five-wicket hauls: 11

Ten-wicket hauls: 1

     The second half of his career was a stark contrast to the first half, when he was plagued by both hamstring and back injuries, with little consistency with the ball. 

 After a career change in Worcestershire County cricket in the summer of 2006, swinging his bowlers began to feature in both formats of the game when Zaheer took an impressive 78 wickets. 

 And Zaheer's true skill wasn't how far he could swing the ball, which was a big part of his arsenal, but rather the control he could wield and when he could , was in the innate ability of how accurately he could swing the ball.

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          1: Kapil Dev (1978-1994)

Total matches (Tests and one-day internationals): 356 (131/225)

Total wickets (Tests and one-day internationals): 687 (434/253)

Overall average (Tests and one-day internationals): 28.5 (29.64/27.45)

Test strike-rate: 63.9

ODI economy rate: 3.71

BBI: 9-83

BBM: 11-146

Four-wicket hauls: 20

Five-wicket hauls: 24

Ten-wicket hauls: 2

Arguably India's greatest all-time fast bowler with an unparalleled 

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 Test wickets combined with 253 ODI sculpts, amassed during an illustrious 16-year international career. 

 and when Kapil finally decided to retire in his 199

, he left the game as Test his cricket's leading wicket taker. Richard had just overtaken Hadley's he had 

31 total casualties. 

 But the medium-paced bowler will be best remembered for his ever-accurate and persistent swinger near the wicket. His fast pace and great endurance allowed him to throw the ball for a long time and get the most out of his abilities.

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