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After some time, his phone started ringing. It was his son - Umran Malik, the fastest bowler in India currently and someone who has once again been taking the IPL by storm. "Before Umran could say anything, I said -'son you have made me proud today'," a proud father told TimesofIndia.com in an exclusive interview.
Speedster Umran Malik's rise has been pretty meteoric in Indian cricket. He got a chance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise SunRisers Hyderabad in 2021 before he made his First-Class debut for Jammu and Kashmir. His fiery pace impressed all as he was retained by the franchise ahead of the IPL 2022 season. He has repaid the faith by taking 10 wickets in seven matches. However, more than his number of wickets, it is Malik's express pace that has forced everyone to stand up and take note of the 22-year-old.
Australian pace legend Glenn McGrath on Friday said the way fast-rising Prasidh Krishna bowled a penultimate over in an IPL game showed he could handle pressure. McGrath also expects India pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who is having a low-key IPL for Mumbai Indians and has taken only four wickets so far, to bounce back strongly.
22-year-old SunRisers Hyderabad pacer Umran Malik has impressed one and all with his ability to dish out quick deliveries and he constantly bowls in the range of 145-150kmph. He has left such an impression that several Indian greats have already said that Umran will play for Team India. In the ongoing IPL 2022 season, Malik has picked up 9 wickets in 6 games. In an interaction with NDTV, Umran opened up on his dream of playing for Team India and how bowling fast comes naturally to him.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's tearaway paceman Umran Malik has been the toast of the cricket fraternity since the start of this season of IPL as he has impressed everyone with express pace and ability to pick up wickets. Umran made his IPL debut last season for SRH and his performances impressed the team management so much that they decided to retain him despite the fact that he has hardly played any domestic cricket for his state Jammu and Kashmir.
Young SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) pacer Umran Malik has impressed one and all with his speed and how he can dish out deliveries in the range of 150 kmph consistently. In their last Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 game against Punjab Kings, he returned with four wickets, including three wickets in the final over of the innings. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar believes that Umran is going to play for India and if he bowls wicket-to-wicket, then he is going to be unplayable.
Umran Malik could be fast-tracked into the Indian team as early as June when it will play seven T20 Internationals against South Africa and Ireland respectively. India will play South Africa in a five-match T20 International series at home (June 9, 12, 14, 17, 20) and two matches in Ireland's Malahide (June 26, 28) where a second-string team comprising white-ball specialists will be plying their trade as the big guns prepare for the series-deciding fifth Test against England, starting early July.
SunRisers Hyderabad started their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season slow, but have come back with all guns blazing, winning four matches on the trot. A large reason behind their success has been their pace attack of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik and Marco Jansen. Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar was all praise for the team's pace attack, saying it had a lot of variety, which allowed them to do well as they could use different approaches to ensure they didn't let the opposition run away with the game.