IND vs NZ: "If Someone Is Bowling 125, Can't Make It 150"- Bharat Arun On What Make Umran Malik Unique
Published - 17 Jan 2023, 01:08 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:15 AM
Umran Malik has recently received high praise for his international cricket achievements with Team India. The bowler was in excellent form during the just-finished three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, appearing in the first two games. The pacer grabbed three wickets in eight overs in the first ODI, which India won by 67 runs at Guwahati. Virat Kohli also scored 113 runs off 87 balls in the contest.
In the second One-Day International, the 23-year-old took two wickets in seven overs as India won by four wickets in Kolkata. The pacer did not play in the last One-Day International, which India won by 317 runs. Umran, who bowls 150-plus deliveries on a continuous basis, has been included in India’s team for the forthcoming three-match ODI and T20I series versus New Zealand.
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Umran Malik Is A Great Find For India: Bharat Arun
The ODI series is set to begin on Wednesday in Hyderabad, and Umran will be eager to build on his recent success if given the opportunity. If he maintains his impressive form, the Jammu and Kashmir bowler might be a surprise inclusion in this year’s ODI World Cup.
Former India bowling coach Bharat Arun recently spoke with News24 Sports about Umran and offered some suggestions on beating Shoaib Akhtar’s speed record.
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“Umran Malik is a great find for India. Somebody who bowls 150-plus consistently. He is a huge talent for India and we need to nurture this talent. We have the option of making him a very good bowler for India in the future”, he said.
“For fast bowling, physical fitness and skill is 50-50. He needs to work on both to maximise his potential, with consistency. He needs to work on these both things.
“If you work on your action, your line and length will get better and speed will increase as well. To increase the pace, drills can be helpful and workload monitoring is also important. Any bowler can increase the pace by 5 kmph easily with the kind of work (when questioned if he can break Akhtar’s 161 kmph record).
But if someone is bowling 125, can’t make it 150. Some putting 135, can make it 140. Some bowling 140, can make it 145. But you cannot increase too much”, he further added.
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