Former India head coach Ravi Shastri heaped big reward on Sunrisers Hyderabad’s younger pacer Umran Malik after his spectacular outing in opposition to Rajasthan Royals of their first match of IPL 2022. Malik, who was retained by SRH forward of the mega public sale, bowled some thunderbolts which troubled the opposition batters.
The pacer was clocking 140kmph plus deliveries at common intervals and even touched the 150 mark which made him the discuss of the city.
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Malik’s uncooked tempo and fiery bowling additionally impressed Shastri as he mentioned that the Indian cricket group administration ought to deal with the 22-year-old correctly.
“I believe this man has bought expertise. He has real tempo and if he hits the best areas he’s going to hassle plenty of batsmen. It is about dealing with him correctly. It’s the messages that you just give him, it’s the way in which you talk with him that’s going to be very essential,” Shastri instructed Star Sports.
“There is no doubt in his potential. This guy is an India player. When he is ready, only time will tell, but that communication part is extremely important. He should be handled with care and kept in the mix,” Shastri mentioned.
However, it was not an excellent begin for Malik as he leaked 21 runs within the first over the place Buttler smacked him for a few sixes and as many fours to place him below stress. But he backed his means and got here to bowl his second over the place he dismissed Buttler on the primary ball. He deceived the Englishman together with his uncooked tempo as Buttler edged the ball to the wicketkeeper. The Jammu and Kashmir pacer later bought the higher of Devdutt Padikkal additionally.
Shastri feels that Malik needs to be saved within the mixture of the Indian cricket group as he needs to be included within the squad as a internet bowler.
“He needs to be saved within the mixture of the Indian cricket group, the A group. The selectors should watch him carefully and hold him within the combine as a lot as they’ll. If this COVID factor persists and also you want internet bowlers or an prolonged occasion, have him there,” Shastri added.
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