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Nahid Rana: Bangladesh’s fast bowler Nahid Rana is in the headlines these days for his speed. This 23 year old young bowler has impressed everyone with his excellent bowling. Recently he took 4 wickets in the first match of the ODI series against Australia. However, he could not take a single wicket in the second match. It is being claimed on social media that he has created a record for bowling the fastest ball in ODI cricket by bowling the ball at a speed of 158.4 km/h.

What is the truth?

According to reports, this claim being made on social media about Nahid Rana was completely wrong. The ball which was being discussed on social media actually had a speed of 133 km/h. The interesting thing is that even if Nahid had bowled at a speed of 158.4 km/h, he would not have been the fastest bowler in ODIs. He is not even in the top-3.

5 bowlers who bowled the fastest ball in ODI

The record of bowling the fastest ball in One Day International cricket is held in the name of former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar. In the year 2003, he bowled against England at a speed of 161.3 km/h. After him, the name of Australia’s Shaun Tait is included in this list, who bowled the ball at a speed of 161.1 km/h against England in 2010.

Brett Lee’s name is included at number three in this list. Brett Lee bowled the fastest ball of his career at the speed of 161.1 km/h against New Zealand in 2005. Mohammad Sami of Pakistan is at number four in this list. He bowled the ball at a speed of 156.4 km/h against Zimbabwe in 2003. At number five is Shane Bond of New Zealand, who bowled the ball at a speed of 156.4 km/h against India in 2003.