Javagal Srinath

Who is Javagal Srinath?

'Javagal Srinath is a former Indian cricketer and current ICC Match Referee. He's considered among India's finest fast bowlers and remains the only Indian fast bowler to have taken more than 300 wickets in ODIs.

He was a frontline fast bowler for the Indian cricket team until his retirement, being the second Indian pace bowler after Kapil Dev to take 200 Test wickets. One ball during the 1996 tour of South Africa measured 156 km/h. He also clocked 93mp/h at the 1999 World Cup.

In the 1999 World Cup, speed guns were installed before the first match of the Super Sixes between India and Australia on 4 June 1999. The speed guns were unveiled one day before, by Srinath and McGrath.

And Srinath was recorded at 93 miles per hour, while McGrath, although fastest of the rest, was way behind at 88 mph. Srinath bowled 5 miles quicker than McGrath, more than 8 km quicker. or or

After Srinath announced his retirement in Nov 2003, an Indian newspaper again reported that he had indeed been recorded at 156+ kph by South African speed guns.

The precise date and match is available in South Africa in the 1996-97 tour where Srinath was recorded at 157 km/hr.