SRH Pacer: The 2007 T20 World Cup champion bowler RP Singh gave Umran Malik of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) a fairly unkind review. Notably, Umran was benched for the previous match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) due to his lacklustre performance in the present IPL 2023.
The bowler struggled to make any progress against Delhi Capitals as he was pummelling for 22 runs in his single over. The speedster has taken five wickets in seven games so far this season at a pitiful economy of 10.35.
Former India pacer RP Singh gave the youngster some wise words, advising him to model his career after that of SRH fast bowling coach Dale Steyn. The former cricket player thinks that the pacer will benefit in the long run by diversifying his arsenal as his career progresses.
“Yes, there are arguments to be made about how SRH has employed Umran (Malik) this year, but even as a bowler, you need to offer the captain the assurance that you can help the team. Speed is important, and he has it,” RP Singh told Hindustan Times.
“Umran lacks the ability to swing the ball as Dale Steyn does if he can swing it like Dale Steyn. He will be a completely different bowler once he gets to get better at that and perhaps learns to bowl those cutters as well,” he continued.
He continued by saying that Umran’s incredible speed has given the franchise faith that they would make the necessary gains in the games. The pacer had a fantastic season last year, taking 22 wickets in 14 games, including a personal best of 5/25. The pacemaker has been leaking too many runs in the current edition because he is unable to keep up his rhythm.
“Once you can bowl at 150 kph, you are the team’s go-to bowler, and the captain will count on you to take wickets in circumstances or conditions where no other bowler has been able to make a breakthrough. And he did that the previous season, but this time it hasn’t happened,” RP Singh continued.
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