Umran Malik Names His Bowling Idols, Says “Not Followed Waqar Younis”.

Umran Malik grabbed a lot of attention during the recently-concluded IPL 2022 picking up 22 wickets for SunRisers Hyderabad in 14 games, including a fifer against Gujarat Titans which earned him a call-up in the Indian national team for the upcoming South Africa series.

The pacer bowled consistently in the range of 150kmph and even bowled the second-fastest delivery of the season, at a speed of 157kmph.

Last week, while speaking to news agency ANI, former Australia pacer Brett Lee had said that Umran reminds him a little bit of Waqar Younis.

“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.

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The pacer has also said that he hasn’t gotten carried away after being named in the national squad and his goal is to help India win all five T20Is 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.

“Firstly, I am really grateful for all the love and respect that I have been getting from all over India. Relatives and other people keep coming home, it feels very good. I have been a bit busy after the IPL, but have not missed training and practice,” he added.

Umran Malik has played three first-class matches so far, taking seven wickets. Talking about T20s, he has played 22 games, taking 33 wickets at an average of 21.72 with an economy of 8.83.