The fastest bowler in the world is an Indian!
Posted on Feb 20, 2008 by Scorpicity |
Well, at least in the women’s cricket circuit! Behold, Jhulan Goswami, the Indian women’s cricket team’s strike bowler who reaches speeds around the 120 kmph mark, which can put to shame many bowlers in the men’s circuit 
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Jhulan will hopefully go on to become the leading bowler in the world in the near future. She had a great start picking up the ICC women’s cricketer of the year award and her figures so far look good. In tests she averages 16.36 and in the ODIs, 20.77 with an economy rate of 2.00 and 3.13 respectively.
What brought my attention was like most average kids in India, it all started by playing cricket on the streets with the boys with a tennis ball and this typically is the sight and sound of an evening in India. As you know, street cricket is my love, where the average kiddo may never try to play with an actual cricket ball or try out their talent at a professional level due to the money involved for the equipment and the ever annoying studies-only parental control. And it gets even worse with a girl child, as it is like a taboo for girls to play! I’m glad she has good parents/mentors that brought this talent to the world.
Cheers for girl power.
Now, this got me going to compile a list of new ball fast bowlers around in the men’s circuit, who could only bowl in the 120s .
Shoot those names folks in the comments sections.
To start with, I can think of
1. Venkatesh Prasad
2. Debashish Mohanty
3. Fanie De villiers
4. Roger Binny (he takes the cake!)
by Ottayan, on February 20 2008 @ 3:53 pm
Mada(m) Lal.
by straight point, on February 20 2008 @ 6:24 pm
nice to see you after a while mate!!
SG (although he is not purely a bowler)
by kp, on February 20 2008 @ 7:50 pm
well nice to see an indian woman being the fastest in cricket….
by Naked Cricket, on February 21 2008 @ 12:06 am
Wimbeldon Ball night, improvised: Jhulan and Ishant, dressed to the 9s, swinging! Mada(m) Lal Haha! er…tehehe!
by scorpicity, on February 21 2008 @ 9:41 am
Madan Lal Otts… LOL automatic candidate
by scorpicity, on February 21 2008 @ 9:41 am
SP… yup good trip, had a good time… SG nah… not a strike bowler
by scorpicity, on February 21 2008 @ 9:42 am
KP… I have mailed you with my id for access to your private blog… do let me know when you have implemented it… cheers mate
by scorpicity, on February 21 2008 @ 9:43 am
NC… wimbeldon ball night eh… lol… ishanth and Jhulan…
by J rod, on February 24 2008 @ 4:24 pm
The previous fastest female bowler was a Victorian, so Jhulan is in good company.
by straight point, on February 25 2008 @ 12:23 pm
where you have been Scorpy…another trip???
by scorpicity, on February 26 2008 @ 3:56 pm
UJ… Ah! An Aussie in those ranks… not surprising… got a great women’s cricket team too… you folks really soak up every sport
by scorpicity, on February 26 2008 @ 3:57 pm
SP… got a puppy… taking up all my time… hardly 2 months old… trying to house train it and the stubborn girl just out-foxes me every time I leave him alone for a minute… hopefully, will be able to train him on the nature calls within the next 2 weeks.
by Soulberry, on February 27 2008 @ 8:50 pm
You know Scorpi, I saw a few telecast matches of on DD sports back when the English ladies were visiting. Not only does this lady, Jhulan, have pace, she has bowling nous and can swing the ball both ways. She is the McGrath of Women’s cricket…and not just because of comparablke physical stature.
by scorpicity, on February 27 2008 @ 9:18 pm
Soulberry… swing too :)…lovely… I have not seen here or somehow don’t recollect her but her face is familiar… I wonder what is the state of international fixtures for them… how often do they play? Any series coming up.