IPL 2022 – Tom Moody says Umran Malik’s role in the team is to BOWL FAST: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) speedster Umran Malik has made heads turn with his lightning-fast bolwing, and the team’s head coach Tom Moody said the young Jammu and Kashmir player has been given the license “to run in and express himself” with the ball. Follow IPL 2022 LIVE Updates & SRH beat KKR Highlights with InsideSport.IN
The 22-year-old from Srinagar has consistently bowled deliveries clocking 145 to 150 km per hour this IPL. He bowled the fastest delivery in the IPL history with the one clocking 153.1 km/hour against Chennai Super Kings on Saturday. Malik has managed to rattle the batters like Mattew Wade and Hardik Pandya with his searing pace.
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Malik has also managed to give a tough time to KKR all-rounder Andre Russell by continuously bowling short. He conceded just two runs in that over.
IPL 2022: SRH head coach Tom Moody says Umran Malik’s role in the team is to BOWL FAST and express himself
But he has leaked quite a lot of runs too — 173 in five matches so far for five wickets at an economy of 9.61. But Moody is not worried, saying “there is going to be a higher economy” due to his style of bowling.
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“At the end of the day, when you are bowling 150 kmph in this format, you don’t expect you are not going to go for runs. He goes for a lot of runs behind the wicket. But it’s not like he is getting smashed down the ground or through the covers,” Moody said.
IPL 2022 – Tom Moody says Umran Malik’s role in the team is to BOWL FAST: “So you have got to accept that with his style of bowling, there’s going to be a higher economy to that. And his role is to run in and express himself and be himself,” the coach said at the post-match press conference after his side’s seven-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday.
“We accept he is going to go for runs, because of the nature of how he bowls, but what we want to see from him is the return in terms of wickets,” Moody added.
Sunrisers bowling coach Dale Steyn was seen jumping out of his seat in the team’s dug-out, clenching his fists and celebrating the yorker that Umran Malik bowled at the speed of above 148 kmph to dismiss KKR captain Shreyas Iyer.
“There is a lot of planning that goes on with any sort of match-up against any opponent. I think the emotion that was shown in the dug-out was more about the joy for a young fast bowler getting such an important wicket for us,” Moody said.
“Umran has been embraced by the franchise. He is an exciting cricketer, there’s no question about that. Everyone enjoys watching him bowl. He bowled particularly well (against KKR). He stuck to his plans, and we were quite meticulous trying to help him understand his role. He got his reward for that, which is great.”
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IPL 2022 – Tom Moody says Umran Malik’s role in the team is to BOWL FAST: The youngster, who was retained by the team for Rs 4 crores ahead of the IPL mega auction earlier this year, was quite economical against KKR, conceding just 27 runs from his quota of four overs with two wickets.
“He (Umran) is clearly still at the beginning of his journey. He is learning every single day, and having the likes of Dale Steyn around him is an enormous boost for him because he is learning so much on the go.
“We try to build a plan and a field around that and help him develop as a young fast bowler.”
Rahul Tripathi top-scored with a 37-ball 71 to set up the win over KKR.
“Rahul has batted very well in this tournament. He was struck down with a cramp in the last game, which was a shame for him,” Moody said.
“It’s great to see him come out and grab the game by the scruff of the neck and show leadership in the top order.”
Talking about his side’s three wins on the trot after losing their first two matches, Moody said, “We have got a lot of new faces in the squad. It’s (about) finding their way, feeling settled in the environment, settling in their roles.
“Everyone is feeling comfortable with the balance in the side, and we have built confidence from the first win onwards.”
On senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Moody said: “Bhuvi is the leader of the attack. He plays a role which is probably the hardest, that is (of) the impact bowler in the powerplay and also the person who shuts down the game at the death.”
IPL 2022: SRH head coach Tom Moody says Umran Malik’s role in the team is to BOWL FAST and express himself
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