After he bowled a 155 kmph ripper towards Sri Lanka within the first T20I earlier this 12 months, the strain of breaking Pakistan legend Shoaib Akhtar’s document has fallen on Umran. Akhtar holds the document of bowling the quickest supply in world cricket. He bowled a 161kmph supply to England opener Nick Knight throughout the 2003 World Cup in Cape Town in South Africa.
But there are various who really feel that simply uncooked tempo just isn’t sufficient. Most batters today put together within the nets to play deliveries in extra of 150 kmph with ease. Many consultants really feel Umran has to study the numerous nuances of quick bowling, whereas persevering with to hone his pure expertise of bowling quick.
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Former Australia star pacer Brett Lee says Umran is a ‘particular expertise’ and needs to be managed correctly.
“Umran Malik is a wonderful bowler. He is a special talent. If his workload is taken care of properly, he will do wonders” Lee instructed TimesofIndia.com.
“I believe he (Umran) can play all three formats of the game. We must manage him correctly,” Lee additional mentioned.
Lee, who performed 76 Tests, 221 ODIs, and 25 T20Is for Australia between 1999 and 2008, additionally talked about how finest to deal with a expertise like Umran.
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“The best way to manage him correctly is to allow him to bowl, give him as many games as possible, don’t rest him in every second game. Just don’t let him go into the gym more and lift heavy weights. He should do light muscle mass in the gym which is important for him. He should work on his sprinting and obviously his core strengthening,” Lee additional instructed TimesofIndia.com.
WTC FINAL AND VIRAT’S CURRENT FORM
India certified for the World Test Championship (WTC) Final to be held in June at The Oval. They might be dealing with Australia within the WTC Final. It might be India’s second straight look within the closing. They had misplaced to New Zealand within the closing for the 2019-21 cycle.
“I would love to see Australia go on and win the WTC title,” Lee mentioned.
Lee additionally heaped reward on Virat Kohli and his unbelievable run with the bat. Virat notched up his seventy fifth worldwide ton lately – within the fourth and closing Test towards Australia.
He is at the moment second on the general tally after batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar who’s sitting on high of the heap with 100 worldwide tons.
“It was great to see Virat scoring a century after 1200 (plus) days. One thing about legends and the guys who are on top of their games – it is very hard to keep them down. I congratulate Virat on this century. I know it took time for him to get (the next) Test hundred, but I congratulate him for sticking in there. It’s really great to see him back,” Lee signed off.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com