The Man Who Makes a Living Throwing to the Indian Cricket Team This man has a major presence amid the heat and dust of a grueling practice session, as he tries all of the best batters in the side with his pace, bounce, swing, and cunning one by one. He's the Roshan Prince, if you will: an enigmatic figure who appears out of nowhere and dazzles everyone with his skills. In fact, he's so good that nobody can beat him, which is why there are no Indian cricket teams without him at some point or another. Throwdowns were originally played during Lord's Test matches between 1877 and 1880. The game was invented by WG Grace, who was tired of waiting for deliveries to be thrown up by the umpire. So he just made some up himself! Today, they're taken very seriously by their practitioners. Each day of the India v Australia Test match at Lord's this year, someone will have the dubious honor of facing Virat Kohli with only five tosses to make. In addition to being the fastest bowler in the world, Roshan also holds the record for the fastest delivery ever bowled in a Test match - he managed it in less than half the time it takes normal balls to reach the batsman. But what we do know is that he disappeared the next morning before anyone could ask him for a rematch.