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With the intention of playing for the country in the international arena in cricket, it is necessary for the cricketers to work hard in the local matches and get the attention of the selectors and after a tough fight, they get the opportunity to perform well in it. Even though the bowlers are not performing better than the batsmen, if they perform poorly in terms of runs, they will have to disappear.
The best example of that is Umran Malik, a 22-year-old young player from Jammu and Kashmir. Yes, because the Tamil Nadu player Natarajan, who played for the Hyderabad team in the 2021 IPL series, was injured, the team management retained him for 4 crores this year, who got opportunities in a few matches and bowled continuously at a speed of 140 kmph and received praise from everyone, including the then captain Virat Kohli.
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So this time he took 22 wickets in 14 matches with full opportunity this year more than before, he bowled 150 km fast balls continuously and sent the stumps of the opposing batsmen flying. In particular, he bowled a fast ball of 157.0 kmph and set a record as the fastest Indian bowler in the history of IPL.
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Legends like Ravi Shastri and Sunil Gavaskar have asked him to be selected in the Indian team for the T20 World Cup to be held in October, with the aim of bowling such a firework on the Indian pitches that do not give a hand to the speed. But former legendary captain Kapil Dev said that there was no use in unwise speed as he bowled at a poor economy of 9.03, giving away runs in exchange for pace, and asked him not to rush and select him for India without performing well for 2-3 consecutive years in local cricket.
However, since there is no one in the Indian team who can bowl with such express speed, there were many demands that he should be selected. So South Africa’s T20 selectors on home soil chose him. But coach Rahul Dravid, who saw him in person, said that he still needs to improve and that he cannot give him a chance in the 11-man squad because of seniors like Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
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In that situation, the Hardik Pandya-VVS Laxman alliance, which took temporary charge in the T20 series against Ireland, gave him a chance in the first match. He bowled only one over and scored 42 runs in 4 overs in the 2nd match, although he was responsible for a thrilling victory by 4 runs in the last over. Then he got a chance in the 3rd match against England at home, he scored 56 runs in 4 overs and bowled badly which played a major role in India’s defeat.
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In total, he bowled at a poor economy of 12.54 in 3 matches, without learning the wisdom of good line, length, variation, etc. and relied only on express speed. As a result, he has been removed from the Indian team announced today for the upcoming 5-match T20I series in the West Indies.
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The fans wish that Umran Malik, who acted so modestly that the selection committee regretted giving him the opportunity in a hurry, should not disappear altogether.
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In a situation where even world-class players will stumble in the beginning, he got off to a bad start and left the Indian team. As Kapil Dev said, he will first learn important tactics like line and length and spend 2-3 years in local series like IPL.
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But let’s wait and see if he has the courage and talent to make a comeback in the Indian team by working hard and learning the tactics quickly.
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