Today marks Shoaib Akhtar's record-breaking fastest delivery
Shoaib Akhtar's delivery clocked at 100.23 mph
April 27, 2020
On April 27, 2002, exactly 18 years ago today, Shoaib Akhtar became the first human ever to break the 100mph barrier, although the International Cricket Council (ICC) did not recognise it.
Akhtar achieved the unofficial feat in an ODI against New Zealand in Lahore when bowling to Craig McMillan. He clocked in at 100.04mph (161kph), which was faster than Australian Jeff Thomson's 99.8mph delivery.
A year later at the 2003 World Cup, the Rawalpindi Express would go on to break the 100mph barrier again, bowling a 100.23 mph (161.3 km/h) missile against England. And this time even ICC had no choice but to accept it.
