Washington Sundar bowled at the speed of 140! How did the spinner accomplish this feat?

Washington Sundar Bowling Speed ​​IND vs AUS Perth Test: In cricket, a spin bowler usually bowls at a speed of 80-90 km per hour. Some spinners bowl even at a speed of 105. Now if we say that an Indian spin bowler has bowled the ball at a speed of 140.6 km per hour, will you be able to believe it? Actually, Washington Sundar has shared a picture on his social media account, in which his bowling speed is shown as 140.6 km per hour.

India vs Australia first Test in Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024 was played in Perth, in both innings of which Washington Sundar bowled a total of 17 overs and took 17 wickets. The picture shared by Sundar is from the second innings of the Perth Test match. On one hand, Mitchell Marsh was playing after scoring 31 runs in 48 balls, while Alex Carey had come to a new crease. Then there was probably some technical fault in the speedometer, due to which the speed of Sundar’s ball was shown as 140.6 km per hour. It is not possible for a spin bowler to bowl at this speed.

Let us tell you that despite the presence of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in the Indian squad, Washington Sundar was given a place in the playing eleven for the Perth Test. While in bowling he took two wickets, on the other hand while batting he played innings of 4 and 29 runs in both the innings.

What a wonderful win and more wonderful thing was an Indian spinner #WashingtonSundar bowled with a speed more than 140 KMPH in this match. #yashaswijaiswal should be the MOM and #Jaspritbumrah𓃵 also equally deserves.

#INDvAUS #BGT2025 pic.twitter.com/diQx7CcT9e

— Ashok Kumar Singh (@GlobalHindu2020) November 25, 2024

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Even in spin bowling, speeds similar to medium pace bowling have been recorded many times. If we take the example of Krunal Pandya, he bowled the ball at a speed of 112.5 km per hour in IPL 2020. The fastest ball throwing spinner in the world is Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi. Afridi bowled at a speed of 134 km per hour in a T20 match against New Zealand.

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