Former Pakistani cricketer Rashid Latif has lauded Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) pacer Umran Malik, who has impressed one and all with his ability to let the ball rip through.
In the recent match for SRH against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Umran bowled superbly for his 2/27 and got the crucial scalp of Shreyas Iyer and Sheldon Jackson which helped SRH restrict KKR to 175/8 in 20 overs. His best wicket was that of KKR captain Iyer, who, he clean bowled by a brilliant yorker.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Latif stated that Umran can surely "make a name for himself" in the coming year for the Indian team. He even suggested that India should be looking at taking Umran Malik to Australia for the T20 World Cup 2022 to be played later this year.
"After the IPL, they will start preparing for the international matches again. We have an Asia Cup and then the World Cup. They will have to try him out in one of them. On the bouncy pitches of Australia, he can easily take out the Asian batters, whether they're from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, or whoever India plays. Maybe the Aussies could play him," he said.
"He could be a very useful bowler there. Because batsmen aren't used to facing such fast bowling nowadays. Most fast bowlers have now dropped in terms of speeds; you look at Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins... Shaheen Afridi swings the ball really well but he clocks in the range of 145 kph. Haris is there but his bouncer isn't as effective as he is with his fuller length. In future, Umran can make a big name for himself with the white ball," added Latif.
Umran Malik has already clocked over 150 constantly and his fastest ball was 153kph in a match against Gujarat Titans (GT).
