IRE vs IND: Umran Malik Receives Maiden India Cap, Set To Make His India T20I Debut In 1st T20I vs Ireland

Umran Malik is all set to make his debut for India on Sunday.

He will become the 98th player from India to represent the country in the shortest format of the game.

He will also become just the 2nd player from Jammu and Kashmir region of India to play for India in International cricket after Parvez Rasool.

Umran Malik has been fast-tracked into the Indian team after he consistently bowled in the high 145 KMPHs in the IPL in the last two seasons.

Umran Malik made his debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad last year in the IPL after being associated with them as a net bowler. An injury to T Natarajan paved the way for his inclusion in the SRH side.

SRH retained him ahead of the mega auctions based on his potential and he did not disappoint as he finished IPL 2022 with 22 wickets which included a 5-wicket haul as well.

Umran Malik Received His Cap From Bhuvneshwar Kumar

There have been numerous calls for his inclusion in the Indian side after the IPL, he was selected for the South Africa series at home but he didn’t get a game.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, a teammate of Malik’s at SunRisers Hyderabad, gave Malik, 22, his first cap. Photos of Malik earning his cap were published by the BCCI.

“A dream come true moment!!Congratulations to Umran Malik who is all set to make his T20I debut for #TeamIndia He gets ? No.98”, Tweeted BCCI.

A dream come true moment!!Congratulations to Umran Malik who is all set to make his T20I debut for #TeamIndia

He gets ? No.98 #IREvIND pic.twitter.com/8JXXsRJFbW

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 26, 2022

India is led by Hardik Pandya, with players like Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and Rishabh Pant in England getting ready for the fifth Test’s new date in Birmingham.

India has won all three of their encounters with Ireland in this format, which has seen them play each other three times.

Umran Malik would hope to make an impact on the team straightaway. He is been looked at as a bright prospect for the future.

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