[al Furqaan]

by my rough estimation, tareq/nazmul/dollar/robin are all same identical pace although i've never seen tareq bowl. all those guys are high 120 bowlers. sajidul and tapash were of a higher pace, with tapash of regular 135 speeds and could hit 85 mph. i think talha when he first came on was around that pace as he hit 136 in the 2003 WC according to a cricinfo article on shoaib and lee. mash/rajib/rubel are our only guys to have hit 140, with rubel being the quickest we've ever had to date, and rajib now being just a tad quicker than rasel. rasel is a 115-120k bowler.

if shafi is significantly faster than tareq, it puts him at 130 minimum (which is not surprising at all), and if he can consistently bowl 135 it will be a good find for us provided he indeed has those tricks siddons was talking about. 135k is fast enough for international level if you can keep the ball in the right places.