IPL 2019: Seven Indian Bowlers Who Have Clocked 150 kmph in the Tournament

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is currently the best franchise-based T20 league in the world. Out of its many positives, one thing IPL has done is to bring many unknown Indian stars to the limelight. Currently, they have a strong bench who can replace any player from the first XI of the Indian National Cricket Team.

There is saying that batsmen win you matches while bowlers win you tournaments. The past 11 editions of the IPL have justified the quotes once again as the teams with quality bowling attack have walked away with the titles. Moreover, this is the reason why Royal Challengers Bangalore have struggled as they have struggled to place a potent bowling attack.

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In all these years, we have also seen many fast bowlers coming up the ranks, the most notable among all was Jasprit Bumrah. Many more have impressed with their line and length and also with express pace. The Indian fast bowlers previously used to focus more on line and length have now concentrated more on their pace as well which is why more bowlers are coming up who can rack up a good pace.

On this context, let us take a look at the Indian fast bowlers who have clocked 150kph in IPL so far:

NAVDEEP SAINI

Navdeep Saini has been the best Indian bowler in the ongoing tournament for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. He has bowled at a good pace and has done a good job for the Bangalore side. He has been economical in his debut season picking eight wickets from ten games and was also named as a standby for the World Cup.

Apart from his line and length, Saini also impressed with his consistent pace. He has clocked over 150kph quite a few times in this tournament while his performance has grabbed the eyeballs of many.

Meanwhile, Saini first grabbed headline with his stellar effort for Delhi in the 2017-18 season when he picked 34 wickets for eight games taking his side to the final.

UMESH YADAV

The Indian National Cricket team fast bowler is one of the fastest bowlers in India and in the world as well. Bowling outswingers at his express pace is what makes Umesh Yadav one of the deadliest bowlers.

He has often clocked 150kph and has hurried up the opponent batters. Yadav, who has been featuring in IPL since the inception, has bowled deliveries over 150kph eight times in the history of the tournament.

Meanwhile, Umesh has been out of form in the ongoing IPL. He has gone for plenty which has hurt Bangalore badly. To make things worse, Umesh also failed to bag a World Cup spot.

PARVINDER AWANA

Parwinder Awana made his IPL debut in 2012 with Kings XI Punjab. He bowled very well throughout the season and ended IPL-5 as Punjab’s leading wicket-taker despite playing fewer matches than the likes of Piyush Chawla and Azhar Mahmood.

Although Awana is of short-stature, he can bowl quickly and often beat the batsmen with his pace. Moreover, he is also one of the Indian bowlers to register 150kph in the IPL. His quickest ball in the IPL was 151.05.

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However, after losing his contract in the IPL and later on his ouster from the state-side, Awana announced his retirement from cricket last year.

VEERPRATAP SINGH

Hailing from Bengal, Veerpratap Singh is known for generating good pace. He impressed for Bengal in the domestic tournament and got an IPL contract. He impressed in the few games he played for Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Kolkata Knight Riders.

Veer Pratap bowled at a good pace and even clocked over 150kph. The fastest ball he ever bowled in IPL is 150.85. However, currently, he is out of the limelight and has not played IPL in the last few years. He has also not represented Bengal in the last season.

JASPRIT BUMRAH

Jasprit Bumrah has been the best find of the IPL in these 12 years now. Making a mark in the IPL, Bumrah went on to represent the national team and is currently the best bowler across formats. He has been consistent over the years and has been crucial to Mumbai’s success.

Bumrah has a lot of variations up his sleeves which makes him the deadliest bowler. Along with all the variations, Bumrah can rack up a good pace to hurry up the batsman. So much so, he has even clocked over 150kph once in the IPL for Mumbai.

Once again, he is leading the charge for Mumbai with 13 wickets from 11 games. However, Bumrah will be eyeing the upcoming ICC World Cup and will want to give Indian National Cricket team a win.

VARUN AARON

Varun Aaron burst onto the international scene for his express pace but was wayward with the line and length. However, a spate of injuries affected his performance and he was left behind by the current crop of India pacers.

Aaron was at his best during the 2013-14 season and his best performance in IPL came in IPL 2014. In that edition, he bowled quick and returned with 16 wickets from ten games. He has also clocked 150phr twice in the history of the tournament and is only among the seven Indians to achieve this feat.

However, now, Aaron has recovered from injuries and had a domestic season. He has also started well for Rajasthan Royals and will carry on this form for the rest of the tournament.

PRASIDH KRISHNA

The young fast bowler from Karnataka made his IPL debut in 2018 when he came as a replacement to the Kolkata Knight Riders team. Prior to his inclusion, Krishna was bowling as a practice bowler at the Eden Gardens. He featured in 7 games and picked 10 wickets with a 4-wicket haul to go along with it. That 4-wicket haul came against Sunrisers Hyderabad and was instrumental in KKR’s victory in that game.

The tall and lanky fast bowler bowled at consistent pacer and even clocked over 150 kph in a game. His express pace and ability to hurry up the batsman compelled Kolkata Knight Riders to retain for the 2019 edition.

However, Prasidh Krishna has failed to replicate his last year’s performance in this edition of the league. So far he has only bagged three wickets from ten games and has gone for plenty which sums up Kolkata’s fate this year.