Did India pacer Mohammed Siraj's delivery clocked 181.6 kmph on the opening day of the second Test against Australia in Adelaide on Friday? Did the Hyderabad seamer become the world's fastest bowler during the Border Gavaskar Trophy?
Sadly, he didn't. The speed gun got it wriong. It was a technical glitch that resulted in showing the speed of Siraj's final delivery of the 25th over of the Australian innings at 181.6 kmph.
Marnus Labuschagne was on strike on the said ball and the right-hander managed to find a boundary through the deep backward point. However, within seconds, the speedometer on the bottom of the screen showed that Mohammed Siraj had managed a record 181.6 kph ball! To those who saw the ball live, it was evident that the speed gun got it wrong. The blunder, on expected lines, led to a meme fest on social media.
Fastest deliveries in cricket history: Top 5
According to ESPNCricInfo, the fastest ball in the history of cricket was delivered by Australian great Jeff Thomson, who clocked 160.6 kmph. Up next is Carribean seamer Andy Robert's record of 157.4 kmph.
Dennis Lillee (Aus) and Micheal Holding (WI), who managed 154.8 kmph and 153.2 kmph respectively are joined by Wayne Daniel's (WI) 150.8 kmph in the all-time top-five.
