5 Cricket World Cup facts that you may not know

3) The only ever 100 mph ball

The Pakistani bowler was a terror for the batsmen

Nothing gets the adrenaline pumping like the will to bowl fast. Indeed, even the spectators feel the blood propelling through their veins when they witness a fast bowler bowling at speeds that range in the late-90 mph.

However, there was this one occasion when a bowler touched the holy mark of a 100 mph—and we all know who that was.

When Shoaib Akhtar charged in at full speed to bowl to Nick Knight in a World Cup 2003 match, there were hopes that he could break the 100 mph barrier. And when the big screen revealed the truth, it delighted the fans and the bowler himself. To this day, it was the only ever 100mph ball recorded in ODI (if you don’t consider radar glitches).