Updated On: 27 June, 2022 04:14 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Extreme pace is a sight to behold and over the last 2 decades the likes of Akhtar, Tait, Lee, and Starc have often sent fans into a frenzy, thanks to their ability to send the speed gun soaring

Umran Malik bowls during the Twenty20 International cricket match between Ireland and India. Pic/ AFP
Possessing extreme pace is a rare enough sight in world cricket nowadays. Sure, there are plenty of bowlers going around who can bowl in and around the 145/150 km/h mark, but Umran Malik carries on his shoulders the weight of expectations of a whole nation.
Malik exploded onto the scene in the 2021 IPL when he clocked a handful of deliveries north of 150 to get the pulse of the country racing. He proceeded to take things a few more steps further by producing not just a stellar wicket-taking season in the IPL, but by also delivering a ball clocked at 157 km/h!