IND vs SA Live: Umran Malik’s bowling idols – Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) pacer Umran Malik has made a huge revelation. The 23-year-old who is gearing up for the T20 series against South Africa has said that he never idolized legendary pace bowler Waqar Younis while growing up. The SRH pacer also said who he idolized as bowlers. Follow IND vs SA Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
IND vs SA Live: Umran Malik makes a huge revelation says he never idolized legendary pacer Waqar Younis, names his bowling idols – Check Out
IND vs SA Live: Why Umran Malik never considered Waqar as his bowling idol
- Brett Lee made this comparison last week when he said Malik reminds him a bit of Waqar Younis
- Both of them are quick through the air and have the ability to bowl toe-crushing yorkers. However, Malik has said that he never followed the Pakistani pacer
- The 23-year-old opined he has a natural action and said he followed the Bumrah, Bhuvneshar, and Shami when growing up
“I have not followed Waqar Younis. I have a natural action. My idols include (Jasprit) Bumrah, (Mohammed) Shami, and Bhuvneshwar (Kumar) bhai. I used to follow them when I was playing while coming through the ranks,” Umran told The Indian Express.
IND vs SA Live: Umran Malik makes a huge revelation says he never idolized legendary pacer Waqar Younis, names his bowling idols – Check Out
IND vs SA Live: Malik looking to continue his stellar form during the T20 series against South Africa
Malik was the talk of the town during the IPL 2022 season. The right-arm pacer bowled at a searing pace and hit 150kmph on regular basis. Malik’s fastest delivery of IPL 2022 was 157. The 23-year-old picked up 22 wickets and also bagged the IPL emerging player of the year award. The SRH pacer would be keen to continue his rich vein of form during the T20 series against South Africa.
“There’s no point getting carried away. If it is destined to happen, it will Inshallah. I want to do my best for my country. I have got an opportunity in these five (T20I) matches (against South Africa). My goal will be that we win all five matches, I perform well and single-handedly win those games for India,” said the 22-year-old.
IND vs SA Live: Umran Malik makes a huge revelation says he never idolized legendary pacer Waqar Younis, names his bowling idols – Check Out
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