IND vs NZ: “It Was A Really Good Debut On A Tough Pitch” – Simon Doull On Umran Malik's ODI Debut

Former New Zealand National Cricket Team pacer Simon Doull was left impressed with India National Cricket Team express pacer Umran Malik’s ODI debut against the Black Caps in the first ODI of the three-match series.

The 23-year-old pacer delivered a fine performance on his ODI debut as he finished his spell with the figures of 10-0-66-2. However, India lost the first ODI match by 7 wickets at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday (November 25).

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Reacting to Umran Malik’s ODI debut, Doull stated that the Jammu and Kashmir express pacer bowled decent lines and lengths on his debut, but it’s hard to judge a player by just one performance.

“It was a decent debut, you know. You ask him to go out and bowl quickly and I thought it was controlled early on. He was very good and wasn’t wayward, which we saw at times through the IPL. To me, it was a really good debut on a tough pitch. I think there’s a lot to work with. You can’t judge a guy by one performance,” Doull was quoted as saying to Cricbuzz.

Remember, Umran Malik only played three List A games prior to tonight and so, he is learning – Simon Doull

Former New Zealand National Cricket Team pacer further mentioned that Umran had only played 3 List-A games before making his ODI debut for India National Cricket Team and he is still in the learning phase. Doull added that playing against quality batters on batting-friendly pitches is never going to be easy for the 23-year-old.

“Remember, he has only played three List A games prior to tonight and so, he is learning. It’s never ever going to be easy against quality players on quality batting pitches. I am going to give him a pass mark tonight and watch his improvement as the series goes on,” he added.

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