India's new speed star: 91% of Umran's deliveries exceed 140/kmph, Gavaskar demands to be sent to England tour

22-year-old Umran Malik, who plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad, has emerged as the new speed star. He bowled Gujarat Titans' Wriddhiman Saha on a yorker with a speed of 152.8 on Wednesday night. Umran took five wickets for Gujarat. Four of these were bowled. The speed of all the balls bowled for these wickets was 140+.

91% of the balls have crossed the speed of 140 kmph

Umran also received the award for bowling the fastest ball for Hyderabad in the 8th consecutive match. Out of the 6 fastest balls of the season, 4 are in the name of Umran Malik. More than 91% of Umran's deliveries have been more than 140/kmph.

Will bowl at 155 a day: Umran Malik

Umran tried to bring variation in his bowling against Gujarat. He said that he only wants to bowl with the right line length and take wickets. As far as throwing the ball at a speed of 155 km/h is concerned, Umran looked confident about it. Umran said that one day this feat will also be shown.

Gavaskar impressed by Umran

Impressed by Umran Malik's bowling, Sunil Gavaskar has demanded his inclusion in the team for one Test and limited-overs series against England. Gavaskar says that Umran may not get a chance in the playing XI] but sharing the dressing room with players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will give him a chance to learn a lot.

Umran impressed everyone by wreaking havoc against Gujarat

The match between Hyderabad and Gujarat was played in IPL 2022 on Wednesday. In a thrilling match, GT beat SRH by 5 wickets, but Hyderabad fast bowler Umran Malik won everyone's heart. This merchant of speed took 5 wickets in the match. This is the first time that Umran has taken 5 wickets while opening his paw in T20 cricket.

This J&K bowler clean bowled the GT 4 batsmen. After dismissing Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, who came to bat at number three, was also bowled by Umran with a dangerous bouncer which hit his shoulder. Due to this the game was halted for a few minutes.

Umran took 5 wickets like this

1. Shubman Gill (Ball Speed ​​- 144/kmph)

Umran took the first wicket in the 40th match as Shubman Gill. Gill's off-stump was uprooted on his ball. The speed of this ball was 144 kilometers per hour. Shubman scored 22 runs in the match.

2. Hardik Pandya (Ball speed - 143/kmph)

Umran's second wicket was a blow to Gujarat captain Hardik Pandya. In the 10th over, he bowled a brilliant bouncer, whose speed was 143 kmph. Hardik wanted to pull the ball, but he was dodged by the speed of the ball and was caught by the third man.

3. Wriddhiman Saha (Ball Speed ​​- 153/kmph)

Umran took the third wicket of Wriddhiman Saha, who was batting brilliantly in the match. At a speed of 153 kmph, Umran bowled a dangerous yorker to Saha. Wriddhiman could not understand the ball coming at the speed of the bullet and got clean bowled.

4. David Miller (Ball Speed ​​- 148/kmph)

Umran also defeated David Miller with his speed. The ball at 148 kilometers per hour scattered his bails. Umran got the fourth wicket in the form of Miller. Hyderabad's bowling coach Dale Steyn was very happy to see this. He was cheering a lot for Umran.

5. Abhinav Manohar- (Ball speed 146/kmph)

Umran completed 5 wickets in the match by bowling Abhinav Manohar. Half the team was sent to the pavilion by this bowler alone. This time the speed of the ball was 146 kilometers per hour. By the time Manohar understood Umran's cross-seam ball, he was bowled.

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