After leaving most of the batsmen clueless with his fierce pace in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, Jammu and Kashmir fast bowler, Umran Malik has now been selected as the net bowler for Team India for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Malik had recently played for the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the IPL 2021 and he also ended up recording the fastest delivery of the season.
Confirming the same, one of the sources of ANI said, “Yes, he will be staying back with the team as net bowler. He was impressive in the IPL and we feel it will be a good idea to have the batsmen face him at the nets. It will also be a good exposure for him to bowl to the quality batsmen like Kohli and Rohit.”
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Earlier, pace sensation Umran Malik had revealed that pace bowling comes naturally to him, and he has always been looking to disrupt the batters’ concentration with his extra pace. He delivered a bowl at 153 kph against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Wednesday.
Umran Malik achieved this feat in the fourth delivery of the ninth over against Devdutt Padikkal. RCB opened got the outside edge and scored a run on the fastest delivery of IPL 2021.
In a video posted on iplt20.com, while talking to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik said, “From the very starting, I used to bowl fast. When I played cricket with Cosco ball, I used to bowl fast then also. We used to play one over matches and I used to run in and bowl fast yorkers. In 2018, U-19 trials came and I was bowling, the selectors saw me. I was bowling with jogger shoes, then my friend gave me spike shoes and I then came into the U-19 team. Then I played Under-23 cricket.”
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He further explained, “In 2018, I was practicing regularly. After Under-23, I played Vijay Hazare and Ranji Trophy. I thank the SRH franchise for giving me an opportunity. Irfan Pathan came and he told me where I can improve. I was scared at first when I had to bowl to Warner and Williamson in the nets. I prayed to God that I just bowl good balls. I kept on learning and this has helped me.”
