Umran Malik

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Umran Malik is an Indian fast bowler known to clock express speeds in a domestic-level format. He replaced the Sunrisers Hyderabads Thangarasu Natarajan as the latter went on complete isolation due to his COVID-19 positive report on 22 September 2021.After the match on 3 October 2021 where Umran clocked 151.03 kmph speed, the SRH teams captain Kane Williamson termed him as a special talent. He further added, I suppose one of the silver linings of being where we are, is certainly not desirable, but we have been able to expose a no. of younger players and as we are saying, the talents certainly in India is a mean. There are so many young guys ready to go and get some experience and that will be so much better for their careers. Yeah, Umran is something special and great that he was able to get a run tonight, a fantastic opportunity for him..He started playing cricket at the age of 17 at the Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council in Srinagar where he was spotted by Randhir Minhas, the head of that academy popularly known as Rajan Sir there. During an interview, he revealed, Initially, he was not quite serious about the game. He would turn up one day and then disappear for three days. And again, after a week or so, you would see him bowling at the nets. He had a passion for the game, but did not take things seriously..As Umran was impressive with his pace, his coach criticized him for his casual approach towards the sport. He scolded him to get serious and disciplined in order to pursue his dreams. Further, he described him as a raw talent with immense potential but needs more guidance. He also said, Umar would clock 145-plus at the nets and we knew that if he is mentored properly, he can go far. Umar Malik during a match.A few months later, he got selected in the U-19 Jammu and Kashmir team but was omitted from the playing eleven in every match played there. Expressing the disappointment, his coach said, They did not give him a longer rope. So, he was disappointed, but then, for us, the challenge was to make sure that he did not lose the plot..He soon got selected in the Jammu & Kashmir team where former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan was the mentor of that side. Manhas said during an interview that Irfan being a top-level fast bowler, he saw potential in Umran and they started mentoring the young cricketers and that boosted his confidence..Pathan and then Jammu & Kashmirs coach Milap Mewada wanted to nurture this talent by providing him with maximum training to prepare him for the upcoming tournaments. However in 2019, due to the protests in Kashmir for the withdrawal of Article 370, the state was under curfew. As a result, the training camp was abandoned and the players were sent back to their homes.Then Syed Ashiq Bukhari, a former IPS office and current CEO of JKCA instructed the district police office to personally go to every players home and bring them safely to the camp. After getting selected in the IPL, he caught the eye of the team management when their batter and the Australian star cricketer David Warner was seen getting beaten with his raw pace. For which Pathan said, He is still a work in progress and he still needs to play a fair amount of domestic cricket to get better. But he is a genuine talent and has the potential..A month later, he made his List-A debut against the Bengal team on 22 February in the Vijay Hazare Trophy at Videocon Academy Ground (Kolkata). He conceded 98 runs in his spell of ten overs with an economy rate of 9.8 but managed to take one wicket in that match. Jammu on the other side lost the match by 82 runs.He got selected in the playing eleven for the injured Sandeep Sharma in the Sunrisers Hyderabad team against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Dubai International Stadium. Sunrisers scored 115 runs while batting first. In reply, Kolkata was 11 for no loss when Umar came out to bowl in the fourth over. He conceded nine runs in his first over with a speed average of 145 kmph. In a full quota of four overs, he conceded 27 runs with an economy of 6.75. Though Sunrisers lost the match but Umrans bowling won everybodys heart.