Ever since pacer Umran Malik arrived in IPL 2021 for Sunrisers Hyderabad and took the world by storm together with his deadly tempo, comparisons to a different legendary Asian pacer, Shoaib Akhtar have typically come up.
Malik ended the IPL 2022 season with 22 scalps to his identify, a feat that earned him his maiden call-up to the Indian T20 squad towards Ireland in June. Due to Malik’s top-notch performances at any time when he’s handed the ball, he may simply break Shoaib Akhtar’s report for the quickest supply in worldwide cricket. Akhtar bowled at a velocity of 161.3 kmph towards England within the 2003 World Cup.
Recently in a dialog with New 24, Umran stated that he’s not fascinated with it just for the aim of doing good for India. “Right now, I’m solely fascinated with doing nicely for the nation. If I do nicely, and if I’m fortunate, I’ll break by. If not, no downside. Doesn’t assume a lot.
You by no means know the way quick you bowled throughout the match. During the sport, my focus is just on bowling in the best areas and taking wickets.
Umran’s teammate Arshdeep Singh lately praised him saying, “It is beneficial for me to play with Umran. He bowls at 155 kmph and makes things easy for me. We are relishing our partnership on the field and off the field as well. Hope this continues for a long time.”
Umran has been included in each the T20 and ODI squads for the upcoming house sequence towards Sri Lanka beginning on Tuesday and will likely be hoping to impress the selectors to place his identify on the prime for the 2023 ODI World Cup.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
