Srinagar: Former India opener turned commentator Aakash Chopra has lavished huge praise on the J&K pace sensation Umran Malik.
Chopra has said that whenever we talk pf upcoming youngsters, Umran Malik’s name will pop up at the top.
“First on that list is Umran Malik, his name is about to come anyway. He is the Jammu Tawi Express, what a fast bowler he is. His ball has the sharpness. He has made people run away by scaring and threatening them,” said Chopra on his YouTube channel.
He got hit in one or two matches, when he gets hit, he gets hit a lot, then the dam is broken, 40 runs in four overs. Quite a few times, Kane Williamson didn’t bowl him his entire quota as well but whenever he has bowled well, he has taken three-four wickets and even a five-wicket haul,” he further added.
Umran, who returned 5/25 in the league-stage fixture against Gujarat Titans. He ended the season with 22 plucks in 14 games and Sunrisers Hyderabad’s bowling coach Dale Steyn also said that he was ‘blown away’ by the youngster’s speed.
