'Promote him from DSP to SP': Mohammed Siraj's 'fastest bowler' tag over speed gun's error sees meme fest on social media

A meme fest was ensured as a technical glitch hilariously made India pacer Mohammed Siraj world's fastest bowler on Friday as the speed gun saw him clocking an astonishing 181.6 kmph on the opening day of the second Test against Australia in Adelaide.

The rare and bizarre incident happened in the 25th over of the Australian innings, when Siraj fired in rising back of a length delivery outside off, which Marnus Labuschagne glided down to deep backward point for a boundary.

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However, soon after the delivery was completed, the bottom of the screen showed that Siraj had clocked a record 181.6 kph ball.

The blunder was instantly caught by the fans and led to a meme fest on social media.

Here are some of the reactions online:

Bumrah becomes...
Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah further established himself as one of the premium Indian seamers in red-ball cricket after becoming just the third quick to take 50-plus Test wickets in a calendar year.

During the second Test in Adelaide against Australia, Bumrah forced an edge off Usman Khawaja to claim his 50th scalp in 2024. Before the 30-year-old, only former captain Kapil Dev and Zaheer Khan could feature in this exclusive club.

Kapil Dev is the only Indian pacer to achieve the feat of taking 50-plus wickets in a calendar year twice. He became the first Indian seamer to do so in 1979, with 74 scalps to his name. He replicated his stunning form in 1983 with a whopping 75 wickets.

In 2002, Zaheer entered the club after bagging 51 wickets in the year. 22 years later, Bumrah entered the club after Zaheer to feature in the exclusive list.

Bumrah's current Test average of 15.14 is the best among the 17 instances Indian bowlers who have picked 50-plus wickets in a calendar year.