Fast bowling sensation Umran Malik may be included in the Indian squad in early June, when it will play seven T20 Internationals against South Africa and Ireland respectively. India will play South Africa in a five-match T20I series (June 9, 12, 14, 17, 20) and a two-match series at Malahide, Ireland (June 26, 28) where a second-line team of white-ball specialists Will be They will resume their business as they prepare for the deciding fifth Test series against England in early July.
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Umran was a net bowler during India’s last World T20 campaign in the United Arab Emirates.
The BCCI is keen to build a large pool of fast bowlers in Australia in the upcoming World T20 and Umran, with his pace, has high chances of making it to the team if all goes well and he remains fit in the next two. month.
The pool of premier bowlers whose workload management will be paramount are Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Deepak Chahar (if fit), Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav.
The three bowlers in the fringe pack, who may get a chance in some of the more than 20 T20I matches leading up to the World Cup, are Umran and left-armers T Natarajan and Arshdeep Singh, all of whom have been influential in the IPL.
Sunrisers Hyderabad bowling coach and pacer Dale Steyn termed the Jammu player as a “talent”.
“My job with Umran is to make sure he runs fast and plays the players differently. My job is to try and take him forward thinking about what the batsmen are planning to do.
“It’s exciting for us to sit back and see how talented he is. I don’t want to make him who I was, I want his talent to come out,” Stan said on ‘Star Sports’ ‘Cricket Live’ program said.
Chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma and his committee are understood to be keeping a close watch on Umran, now India’s fastest bowler by distance, who regularly runs at 152 plus (about 95 mph).
He has taken nine wickets in six matches for SRH this season and the way he intimidated an established international batsman like KKR’s Shreyas Iyer was an exhilarating sight.
Sunil Gavaskar commented for IPL broadcasters saying that Malik will become more lethal once he stops spraying balls on the leg-stump and sweeps it.
“A lot of guys who bowl at that pace throw the ball around but Umar bowls very few wides. If he can control the wide down the leg side, he will be a formidable bowler as it will mean he will be attacking the stumps all the time, and with his pace, it is not easy to hit straight.
“If he bowls wicket-to-wicket, he’s going to be pretty much an unstoppable bowler. He’s going to play for India,” Gavaskar said.
One of the most respected voices in Indian cricket, former opener WV Raman feels that the time has come for Umran to be included directly in Team India’s set-up.
“He’s a special talent. He’s got the pace and now he’s slowly picking up the ropes of fast bowling. When a young bowler has the pace, don’t wait three seasons before giving him blood.
Apart from working with KKR and the Indian women’s team, Raman, a former NCA batting coach, said, “If he is young and as fast as Umran, you should take him seriously.” PTI,
“When Umran was bowling, you could hear the ball hitting the bat. But at the same time when you have that kind of bowler who is bowling consistently at 150, you also need good slip catchers because the ball will go very fast.
Raman also analyzed that when it comes to fast bowlers, they have a better chance of making their international debut much earlier than the batsmen who have performed well in the IPL.
“If you look at our batting unit, we have a lot of experience and if you are an uncapped player who is making his mark as a specialist batsman within No. After that you have multi-faceted cricketers coming.
“Also you will produce more quality batsmen than bowlers. So when a particular bowler comes on the horizon, it is bound to generate a certain degree of interest,” Raman explained.
Former selector Devang Gandhi, however, feels the raw pace could be counterproductive as batsmen can score runs faster at the international level.
“I believe India will rely on experience going into the World Cup, given that the Australian pitch for the ICC tournament will be great for batting.
“But having said that, for the World T20 you can check out the various options and there is no harm if they decide to try Umran and see what he can bring to the table,” Gandhi, A member of the final selection committee said.
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