Umran Malik is a great find, can bowl even quicker with some technical improvements: Brett Lee

Brett Lee on Monday heaped huge praise on Umran Malik, saying that the youngster is a great find and can bowl even more quicker if he works on the few technical areas of his bowling in the future. Many young Indian bowlers impressed the experts and fans with their sheer pace in the recently concluded IPL 2022 but Malik was the standout performer. The Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer had a breakout season as he picked 22 wickets in 14 matches and often clocked speeds in excess of 150 kmph.

For his impressive performance in IPL 2022, Malik got the Emerging Player award. "There have been many, who have been bowling some decent balls but I have been really impressed with Umran Malik . I think he is a great find, a youngster hitting over 150 kph, so he has been very very impressive.

And, I still believe he can go quicker, which is exciting not only for people like me but for many former cricketers who want to watch guys bowl fast, certainly for Indian cricket," Lee told IANS at the sidelines of the Phoenix Business Advisory event in the national capital. The Jammu and Kashmir pacer is still very young, raw and can improve a lot going further. The 45-year old Lee suggested a few key areas, where Malik can improve to become faster.

"There is something in his run-up that he can improve on, action, pulling down harder different parts of the wrist positions. But, the great thing is that one's actions will never be perfect. My action was never perfect but I always tried to be the best version of me so up until the last ball I bowled before being retired, I was working on my action.