Even Mark Wood was surprised last week when Brendon McCullum vowed there would be “no cotton wool” treatment for his prized, injury-prone fast bowlers in this, the defining year of the Bazball project ...

T20 World Cup: Namibia’s teenaged fast bowling sensation Max Heingo said his team will try to keep defending champions India ...

This is my selection and ranking of the most complete and versatile fast bowlers of all time. They are not rated on the basis ...

My editors tasked me, having seen more than 500 Test matches, with whittling down the finest 30 fast bowlers who ever drew breath. It is an almost impossible task, but I gave myself a helping hand ...

Australia's Cameron Green is hit in the grille of his helmet by a delivery from Mark Wood Saaeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images It was so fast and brutal it almost knocked the near two-metre-tall Cameron ...

The most impressive moment in cricket occurs when a fast bowler demonstrates their best performance. The skill requires physical athleticism combined with proper bowling technique and a resilient ...

Cricket fast bowlers are recognised for their elevated injury risk, largely due to the complex interplay between high-intensity workloads, biomechanical demands and technical execution. Contemporary ...

Fast bowling needs the most amount of physical activity. For someone who is bowling consistently from 130 kmph to 150 kmph, it requires immense strength in the shoulders and knees. Even though shorter ...

Surjeet Yadav/Getty, Matt Roberts/Getty; Illustration: Kelsea Petersen/The Athletic Editor’s note: This piece was originally published in July 2025 and has been updated to reflect Mark Wood’s ...

Pakistan once produced fast bowlers at the drop of the hat; now Bumrah is wowing them now with his skill and wicked wizardry.