Indian Cricket Team Coach Rahul Dravid’s Big Statement On Umran Malik – Details Here
We have a large squad, it is not possible to give everyone playing XI time
The five-match T20I series between India and South Africa kicks off on Thursday at New Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. On Monday, the team led by KL Rahul began prepping for the series.
Umran Malik’s performances in the IPL wowed everyone, as he grabbed 22 wickets for SunRisers Hyderabad and clocked the second-fastest delivery of the season at 157 kilometers per hour. So it’ll be interesting to watch if he gets a chance in the first T20I against the Proteas.
But, India head coach Rahul Dravid has always maintained that he likes continuity and gave clear hints on Tuesday that pace sensation Umran Malik might have to wait for his turn
During a news conference at Arun Jaitley Stadium, head coach Rahul Dravid spoke to reporters about the pacer from Jammu and what he can bring to the table:
“Yes, it is thrilling. He bowled very quickly and with pace. Another interesting aspect of watching the IPL from afar has been the number of Indian bowlers who bowl quickly. And, as a coach in all three formats of the game, I would love to see that translated into the longer formats of the game. But watching Umran in the nets is brilliant because you can see that he has that pace “Dravid stated.
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“Obviously, he is learning. He is a young boy and he is getting better, improving. The more he is able to play, the better he is going to get. From our, perspective, very happy to have someone like him in the mix. We have to see how much playing time we can give him, we need to be realistic, we have a large squad, it is not possible to give everyone playing XI time. I think I am certainly someone who likes to have that consistency, give people te and let him feel settled in the positions. It would be interesting time to see how much playing time we give to Umran, we also have Arshdeep here who is brilliant as well. We have experience in the form of guys who have been with us before, Harshal, Bhuvi, Avesh. There are certain things we need to look at but it is nice and exciting to have a couple of young guys in the mix as well. It has given an opportunity for us to broaden our pool and see what they can do”
India T20I squad: KL Rahul (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(vc) (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik.
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