Umran Malik
Umran Malik. (Picture Supply: IPL/BCCI)

Veteran India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has recalled a helpful piece of recommendation that he had given to rising speedster Umran Malik. The cricketer-turned-commentator had informed Umran to deal with his line and size and on the identical time additionally requested him to chorus from lowering his tempo.

The 22-year-old has acquired his maiden call-up for the upcoming five-match T20I collection towards South Africa beginning June 9. He has been rewarded for his constant performances within the IPL 2022 the place he clocked in extra of 150 kmph at common intervals and likewise starred with the ball in hand taking three and four-wicket hauls and a fifer.

I at all times inform him that you must take note of your line and size: Irfan Pathan on Umran Malik

“I at all times inform him that you must take note of your line and size however you shouldn’t scale back your tempo in any respect. The extra he tries to maintain the ball near the three stumps and retains on bowling the onerous size, the whole lot else will include time,” stated Pathan whereas talking on Star Sports activities present Sport Plan.

“I’ve only a easy recommendation for him after each match, whether or not it was within the IPL or will likely be going ahead – what you will have executed nicely right this moment and the place you must enhance. This course of needs to be there until he or anybody else performs cricket. We now have seen Sachin Tendulkar comply with this course of though nobody else has had a profession like him,” he added.

Malik, who was one of many Sunrisers Hyderabad‘s necessary retentions for IPL 2022, had a memorable season as he completed with 22 scalps from 14 matches. Although he commonly featured within the Purple Cap race on account of his implausible particular person performances, SRH remained inconsistent as a unit and didn’t make the playoffs. They completed on the eighth place having gained six out of 14 video games and 12 factors to their tally at a unfavourable NRR of -0.379.

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