IND vs PAK: “Develop, Develop Ke Chakkar Mein Bowlers Kharab Ho Jatein Hai” – Waqar Younis On Umran Malik's Absence From India's World Cup Squad

Legendary Pakistan National Cricket Team pacer Waqar Younis has shared his hard-hitting take on Jammu and Kashmir express pacer Umran Malik’s absence from India’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 squad.

The young right-arm pacer Umran got his India T20I call-up after a stellar performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.

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Umran Malik picked up 22 wickets in 14 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 games at an average of 20.18, an economy of 9.03 and a strike rate of 13.40, including a four-wicket haul and a five-wicket haul. The Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer also won the Emerging Player of the Season award.

The 22-year-old made his India debut against Ireland in June and he played only 3 T20Is for the side before eventually getting dropped.

During an interaction with A Sports, Pakistan National Cricket Team pace bowling great Waqar Younis talked about Umran and said:

“Yeh develop, develop ke chakkar main na bowlers kharab ho jatein hai, remember that. If you pick even the great bowlers, very early they are thrown in the deep end and they learn to swim quickly.”

I’m happy he’s not there because Pakistan ka match aane wala hai – Waqar Younis on Umran Malik

The Pakistan pace bowling great further said that he is relieved that the “real talent” Umran Malik is not in India’s squad given that he would have been a threat to the Pakistan side in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022. He elaborated:

“I’m happy he’s not there because Pakistan ka match aane wala hai. He’s a real talent. We spoke about this in Asia Cup as well because udhr Star ke bande team bana rahein the and woh kisiki team main nehi tha. I was really surprised kyunki yeh uss tarah se nehi sochte jis tarah se humlog sochte hai.

“Humlog hai ki pace hain toh theek ho jayega. And eventually aapnke dekha tha ki jo baache aaye the jo Misbah aur mere time main aaye the they are now the backbone of the bowling.”

India National Cricket Team will lock horns with arch-rivals Pakistan National Cricket Team in their tournament opener on October 23 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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