India started Australia white-ball series with a massive lost. Australia, the home team, outclassed India in all departments and won the game by 7 wickets through a DLS method. Australian bowlers were top of their game, did not allow any Indian batters to score runs freely. During the initial stage of the match, a shocking think cricket fans were noticed.
What happened?
Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc bowled a brilliant opening spell in the first ODI against India in Perth. Starc returned figures of 1 for 20 in his opening five overs. His biggest blow to the Indian top order was the wicket of Virat Kohli. Starc set up Virat Kohli and dismissed him for a duck off just eight balls. Virat Kohli’s wicket was the highlight of his first spell, but the most talked-about delivery was a delivery bowled by Rohit Sharma.
A delivery from Mitchell Starc, which the former Indian captain praised for its speed, went viral online. Starc’s first ball to Rohit Sharma was clocked at 176.5 kmph. This incident quickly went viral online as cricket fans joked about the speed gun error on Sunday, October 19th. If Starc’s speed had been accurate, he would have held the world record for the fastest delivery in cricket history.Starc bowled a very fast spell against the Indian top order, averaging around 140 kmph. One of Starc’s fastest deliveries was recorded at 145 kmph, again bowled to Rohit Sharma. Starc troubled the former Indian captain with his length and the sharp bounce of the Perth pitch. He denied Rohit the opportunity to score quickly, leaving the Indian opener clearly frustrated.
Fastest ball in cricket
The record for the fastest ball in cricket history is held by legendary Pakistani bowler Shoaib Akhtar. The fastest ball ever bowled in a match was clocked at 161.3 km/h. Former Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar bowled it to England’s Nick Knight during the 2003 World Cup.