IPL 2022: "He's Going To Play For India": Sunil Gavaskar's Prediction For Young SRH Pacer

SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) pacer Umran Malik has intrigued everyone with his speed and how he can dole out balls in the scope of 150 kmph repeatedly. In their last Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 game against Punjab Kings, he picked up four wickets, out of which three wickets came in the last over of the innings.

Former Indian skipper Sunil Gavaskar accepts that Umran will play for India and if he continues to bowl wicket-to-wicket, he will be unplayable.

Sunil Gavaskar Impressed By Umran Malik’s Accuracy

“Umran Malik has been very, very impressive with his speed but more than his speed, it’s his accuracy (that’s impressed). A lot of guys who bowl at that speed tend to spray the ball around but Umran bowls very few wide deliveries,” said Gavaskar on Cricket Live on Star Sports.

“If he can control the wides down the leg side, he will be a tremendous bowler because that will mean he’ll be attacking the stumps all the time, and with his pace, it’s not easy to hit straight. If he bowls wicket-to-wicket, he’s going to be pretty much an unplayable bowler. He’s going to play for India,” he stated further.

My Job Is To Ensure He Runs Fast And Make Players Play Differently: SRH Bowling Coach Dale Steyn On His Role With Umran Malik

SunRisers Hyderabad quick bowling coach Dale Steyn is additionally profoundly intrigued by Umran and he had likewise celebrated in style with Muttiah Muralitharan in the dugout when Umran had shaken the stumps of KKR captain Shreyas Iyer in their last match.

While speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Steyn said on Umran: “My job with Umran is to ensure he runs fast and make players play differently. My job is to try and make him forward-thinking as to what the batters are planning on doing. It’s exciting for us to sit back and watch what a genius he is. I don’t want to turn him into what I was, all I want is his geniuses to come out.”

SRH have won four matches on a run and they are put at the fourth spot in the points table. In the last game against Punjab Kings, Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran had taken SRH over the line.

SRH will next face Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday. In this game Umran Malik will be up against the likes of Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell along with in-form Dinesh Karthik.

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