Five best Indian fast bowlers

Zaheer and Javagal, two of India’s finest fast bowlersCricket has seen quite a few fast bowlers grace the sport from the Indian subcontinent. From the likes of Kapil Dev to Mohammed Shami, the land of spinners has produced some quality talent in terms of pace and swing. It is well known that bowling fast steamy spells on Indian pitches mostly non-conducive to pace and bounce is a very tough task. This is a region where spinners thrive with ease, causing visiting teams to pick players who can judge and counter the spin.In a land like this the task of being a fast bowler doesn’t end with just contributing to your team by complementing the spinners, but if you want to be recognized as a world-class talent you need to find ways of picking the same amount of wickets the seamers across the world get playing in their own lands. So the ability an Indian fast bowler must possess should be of a scale greater than the rest.

#5 Amar Singh

Amar Singh was another of those fast steamy bowlers who played during the pre-independence era. He owns the bragging rights of being one of the first Indians to receive a test cap. Besides from being an excellent fast bowler he also was a handy lower order batsman who scored Indias first half century.

He was the first player to complete the all rounders dream of picking up 100 wickets and getting to 1000 runs in Ranji cricket. He had an awe-inspiring bowling average of 18.35 in first class cricket containing 42 five wicket hauls. Though he also played only 7 test matches he was very effective in them, picking up 28 wickets at an average of 30.64.

He will always be remembered for his breath taking spell of 7 for 86 against England in Chennai during their visit to Madras in 1933-34.