Dale Steyn on Umran Malik: Former bowling coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Dale Steyn has spoken about Umran Malik. Let me tell you that at one time Umran Malik was being called the second Shoaib Akhtar of world cricket. Seeing the bowling of Umran Malik’s fire, the fans hoped that one day Umran would surprise the world by throwing the fastest ball. But this could not happen and he was dropped from the team after the cost of the cost and poor line. At the same time, due to injury, Umran’s career hanged in the balance. At the same time, Stan, who was the coach of SRH in IPL 2022 and 2023, saw Umran Malik’s rise,
Umran was SRH’s best bowler in IPL 2022, who took 22 wickets in 14 matches. He raised this hope by throwing the ball at a speed of 156.9 kmph in that season. This fast bowler made his international debut in 2022. He played 10 ODIs and 8 T20I matches and took 24 wickets. But then in the year, 2023, he had to be out of the team.
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Umran Malik could not perform well in IPL 2023, in 8 matches, Umran was able to take only 5 wickets. His economy rate was 10.85. In the 2024 season, he got a chance to play in only one match. After that SRH has no longer retained him for IPL 2025. Let us know that in 2024, Umran Malik played only 6 home matches, in which he has taken only four wickets. His performance has been affected due to hip injury. (Dale Steyn Shares Bold Opinion on Umran Malik’s Form Ahead of IPL)
At the same time, now when IPL 2025 is going to begin, talking to Espncricinfo, former Hyderabad bowling coach Stan said that “Umran Malik is going out of the radar. He believes that Malik needs to pay attention to the accuracy of line and length instead of speed.” Taking his point forward, Stan said, “As Ferrari has six gears, you do not have to use them all. A fast bowler should know when to use his speed wisely.”
The former veteran fast bowler further said, “I think Malik was focusing too much on fast bowling … sometimes, a player is stuck in an instant. 60,000 fans are cheering with his name. Seeing all this, he felt that he felt that he can bowl at a speed of 160 km per hour. He was stuck in this greed.”
Stan further stated that “bowlers should control their speed and be smart … some bad matches and you get out of the team. After a season, no franchise chooses you. A bowler should use his speed and use it effectively”.
Let me tell you that even though Malik’s last season was not good, this time in IPL auction, KKR has strengthened his fast bowling department by buying Umran Malik in his team. It will be interesting to see whether the fate of Umran changes after coming to KKR. (Umran Malik in IPL 2025, KKR)
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