4) Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan)
The "Rawalpindi Express," as he is popularly known, is the fastest bowler in the history of cricket. The fastest ball ever to be bowled came against England in 2003 World Cup which was recorded to be at a speed of 161.3 km/h, and it still is a record even after 14 years. He is the only bowler in the world to cross the 100 mph mark twice at the international level.
While chasing a target of 247 against England in the 2003 ICC World Cup, Akhtar went on to score 43 runs off just 16 balls, with 5 fours and 3 huge sixes after Pakistan lost 9 of their batsmen for a mere 80 runs.
Akhtar and Mushtaq had a partnership of 54 runs for the last wicket, but that was not of much help as Pakistan lost the match by 112 runs.
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