Great to see Umran bowl yorkers at that pace: McGrath

Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Umran Malik has been the stand-out pacer of this IPL so far. The 22-year-old from Jammu & Kashmir has clocked speeds in excess of 150 kph on a regular basis and topped that with yorkers that have tested the batters. Former Australian pace legend Glenn McGrath - currently in India in his capacity as director of the MRF Pace Foundation - felt that the selectors will be tracking the youngster closely.

Umran had trained at the pace foundation during the 2018-19 season. "I am sure the selectors will be very interested in him. They would love to have someone bowling at that pace for your country.

Bowling a yorker is a lot tougher and the fact that he is able to bowl one at that pace makes him very dangerous," McGrath said. However, McGrath has a word of caution. "Pace is important but it's not everything.

You don't want someone bowling 150 kmph and spraying it down the leg side or bowling wide. So, you have got to have that control. Mitchell Johnson was an example of someone who had sheer pace with control and he became such a dangerous bowler," McGrath said.

While Umran has been hogging the limelight, India's premier pacer --- Jasprit Bumrah --- hasn't had the best of times with Mumbai Indians. Bumrah has managed just 4 wickets from 7 games. McGrath doesn't want to read too much into it.

"I think, batsmen are a lot more watchful against him these days and not letting him take wickets. But as a bowler, you want to take wickets, so it's more of a mental game now. He is a quality bowler and very intelligent.