Riding high on his speed, young Indian fast bowler Umran Malik made a mark for himself during the IPL season in 2022 for Sunrisers Hyderabad and especially with his capabilities to bowl over 150 km/h. It was hardly surprising that he made his entry into the Indian white-ball setup, where he played a total of 10 ODIs and 8 T20Is, picking up 24 wickets in just over a year’s span.
However, despite this promising evidence of young talent available to the Indian national cricket team, inelley, just just a year, no other matches being contributed to India complaints Malik’s how to play fast bowling effective have I felt, why has he languished for more than a of over a year in India.
Previously the bowling coach of India’s bowling attack, Paras Mhambrey explains that it is one of the reasons Malik has found himself in the current situation that he rose too quickly being young and without any decent red-ball cricket.
Mhambrey cites Malik’s surge to the Indian team through the IPL, as is typical of a bowler without adequate exposure to the longer format. Since Malik has played only 12 First-Class games, he has found himself jettisoned from the national side. “Umran is a classic example of a bowler who whenever he has tried to play red ball cricket has not played enough of it,” Mhambrey told The Parami News.
“He came into reckoning through the IPL. That’s 24 balls in a game. Sometimes you do not even bowl all 24 balls. The amount of strain in which one has to bowl 24 balls is nowhere similar to that in the red ball. This, I think, seven overs is too little to measure up a talent or even a prospect.”
Mhambrey, however, makes sure that he augments the First-Class cricket if, for example, it will be necessary to turn to some of his fast bowlers in the future, and they have to push the boundaries with their skills. He notes that what the IPL does is it showcases someone’s talent but does not replicate the same mental and physical demands of a longer format.
“With all the benefits that one gains from bowling in the IPL, there are also some drawbacks as well,” Mhambrey went on. “We made sure that he played Ranji Trophy and red ball cricket. You know the moment you play one season, that itself gives you some comfort level in your bowling. Physically, you will be tested in different phases of the game. There may be times when you have to be in the field for as long as six sessions. And to be able to bowl with that intensity. When the last session is coming up; this is where you will be challenge, both physically and mentally. And you have to pass through that.”
Few key points are draw by Mhambrey’s perspective in Umran Malik’s growth. The basis of the most raw and fundamental experience which consists only of red ball cricket. With this essential foundation missing, devoting himself to international cricket has become difficult for Malik; hence the reason for his omission from the team.
