According to most records this is held by Pakistan and Shoaib Akhtar, he bowled an ultra-fast 161.3sure lockets/hour delivery at the 2003 world cup. One would, however, among contemporaries eminently find Shaun Tait, Brett Lee and Jeffrey Thomson of Australia in the running as well. The 161.3 km/h of Shoaib is still a standard and that is why some real fans term him as the fastest bowler of all time.