India vs Sri Lanka: India speedster Umran Malik picked three wickets within the 1st ODI match in Guwahati. The pacer discovered a fan in Sanjay Manjrekar who praised him after the sport.
Guwahati,UPDATED: Jan 10, 2023 23:48 IST
Umran Malik celebrates a wicket vs Sri Lanka in Guwahati. (Courtesy: AP)
By India Today Web Desk: Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar praised India speedster Umran Malik after he picked three wickets vs Sri Lanka within the 1st ODI of the three-match sequence. Umran was on tune, hitting 156kph towards the Lankans as he troubled them with tempo. Manjrekar lauded the bowler for the knack of selecting wickets and tweeted in his reward.
“Umran Malik is like those bowlers who can’t help but get wickets. Just once in his 11 white ball matches he has gone wicketless,” Manjrekar stated on Twitter after India’s 67-run win towards Sri Lanka.
Umran was unbelievable in his first six overs, however acquired hit by Dasun Shanaka late within the innings. Shanaka put up a surprising battle towards the India pacers and reached 108* in simply 88 balls. Umran nevertheless was unfortunate to not get his wicket after captain Rohit Sharma dropped Shanaka at long-off.
Speaking on the finish of the match, Umran defined his position within the Indian facet and stated that his job was to bowl goog strains and lengths and function within the center overs.
“I want to bowl in good areas and do well. It was a flat wicket, the bounce was low. I spoke with the bowling coach, skipper and Shami. They told me to bowl wicket to wicket and used the bouncer which worked for me. I want to bowl in good areas and my role is to bowl in the middle overs,” Umran stated to the host broadcaster after the sport.
The speedster bowled his quickest ball in his brief worldwide profession immediately, within the 14th over of the match. Till now, he has performed 12 white-ball matches and has picked 19 wickets.
Edited By:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published On:
Jan 10, 2023
