IPL 2022: Umran Malik has pace, but will take time to mature, says Mohammed Shami

Mohammed Shami wants the world to go easy on Umran Malik, the Sunrisers tearaway from Jammu. "I agree that he has pace. However, personally speaking, I'm not a big fan of pace.

If your ball moves both ways at 140kmph and reverses, then it's enough to trouble any batsman. So, he has pace, but he will take time to mature, because, along with pace, we (pacers) need to upgrade ourselves too," Shami said at a media interaction organized by the Gujarat Titans on Friday. The 31-year-old expressed his happiness at one of the most pleasant developments from IPL-2022-the emergence of a bunch of pacers who can perhaps serve India in the future-Mohsin Khan, Mukesh Chaudhary, Yash Dayal - besides many others who've impressed again.

"There are a lot of fast bowlers who've come out of this IPL. It feels good to see that our country's future will be in the hands of these people (bowlers) Obviously, for any country, if you see that there are such talented (pacers) bowling with such pace and swing, then as a team, you don't have question marks (about your quality). You get more clarity about what's best for your country.

We see that experience is important. So, its' necessary that they're given more and more games, they're kept with the seniors (bowlers) more and more, and train well going forward in their career. That experience and thought is necessary," said the fast bowler, who's taken 214 wickets in 59 Tests and 148 sticks in 79 ODIs.

It was Shami, who, during the lockdown, taught Mohsin, the 23-year-old left-arm seamer from Uttar Pradesh who's done well in his debut season for Lucknow Super Giants in this IPL, a few tricks of the trade of fast bowling, at his residential ground in Amroha. "Mohsin has practiced with me. He's young