“I Never Followed Waqar Younis”: Umran Malik Names Three Indian Pacers As His Idols, Check Here
Indian pacer Umran Malik has revealed that he never followed Waqar Younis, and he instead picked three Indian pacers as his idols
Umran Malik, who clocked 156.9 kmph is set to make his Team India debut in T20’s went on to take 22 wickets for SunRisers Hyderabad in 14 games, including a fifer against Gujarat Titans during IPL 2022.
Umran Malik has played three first-class matches so far, taking seven wickets. Talking about T20s, he has played 22 games, taking 33 wickets at an average of 21.72 with an economy of 8.83.
Umran Malik picks his bowling idols
Umran Malik has been getting praises from all around the world and recently, Brett Lee said that the action of Umran Malik reminds him of Waqar Younis. A few other former players have also compared Umran Malik to the Pakistan legend, but Malik said that he never followed Waqar Younis.
“I have not followed Waqar Younis. I have a natural action. My idols include (Jasprit) Bumrah, (Mohammed) Shami and Bhuvneshwar (Kumar) bhai. I used to follow them when I was playing while coming through the ranks,” said Umran at Indian Express Idea Exchange.
Malik on life after IPL: “Firstly, I am really grateful for all the love and respect that I have been getting from all over India. Relatives and other people keep coming home, it feels very good. I have been a bit busy after the IPL, but have not missed training and practice.”
There’s no point getting carried away. If it is destined to happen, it will Inshallah. I want to do my best for my country. I have got an opportunity in these five (T20I) matches (against South Africa). My goal will be that we win all five matches, I perform well and single-handedly win those games for India,” said Malik.