Southampton, First Published Jul 7, 2022, 7:33 PM IST
Southampton: There is a strong demand to give a chance to the Indian pacer Umran Malik (Umran Malik), who surprised with his speed in the IPL, in the T20 World Cup. Skipper Rohit Sharma has indicated that Umran, who made his debut in the Indian jersey in the T20 series against Ireland, will get more opportunities before the World Cup. Hitman’s words are that India’s first T20 (ENG vs IND 1st T20I) is going to be played against England today.
“Umran Malik is the most important star in our plans, and we need to let him know what the team needs. It’s time to give new players a chance. Umran Malik is certainly one of the players who should be given a chance ahead of the World Cup. There is no doubt that Umran is promising for the future. We have seen Umran bowling at great pace in IPL. Should the player be given the new ball, or other duties…It is not the responsibility of playing for a franchise, but when it comes to the national team. Rohit Sharma said in a press conference that it is important in which role he fits in the team.
India will face England in the first T20 tonight at 10.30 pm under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma.
The toss will be at 10 am at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. All the fans are curious if Umran Malik will play against England’s firecrackers today. Arshdeep Singh, another young pacer who has shone in the IPL, is also waiting for an opportunity.
Umran is the speed king of India
Umran Malik grabbed the limelight in the 15th season of IPL by bowling more than 150 kmph in a row. Umran took 22 wickets at an economy rate of 9.03 in 14 games for Sunrisers Hyderabad. It also has a five-wicket performance. The second fastest ball of the season (157 km/h) was bowled by Umran. After the IPL, Umran Malik was in the squad for the T20 series against South Africa but did not get a chance to play.
Umran Malik bowled five overs in two T20Is against Ireland and conceded a lot of runs. Umran conceded 56 runs in 11.20 economy. In the first match played by rain, he conceded 14 runs while bowling only one. No wicket was taken. In the second T20, the wicket-keeper batsman dismissed George Dektel after conceding 42 runs in 4 overs. Skipper Hardik Pandya bowled to defend 17 runs in the last over while Umran conceded only 12 runs.
Squad for 1st T20 against England: Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaekwad, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harneshal Patel, Josh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, and Umran Malik.
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