SunRisers Hyderabad star Umran Malik received his maiden call-up to the Indian team after being named in the 18-member squad for the five-match T20I home series against South Africa. Malik set the stage alight in IPL 2022, troubling the opposition batters with his express pace.
His performances for SRH this season led to calls for him to be fast-tracked into the Indian team and the selectors didn’t disappoint. Speaking about his inclusion in the India squad, former coach Ravi Shastri said that if Umran Malik is bowling well in the nets, the team might decide to “unleash him at the earliest” against the South Africans.”I think the association with the Indian team is absolute right. He can be groomed properly.
On current form, they might just play him. If he is bowling well in the nets and doing the right things, they might unleash him at the earliest against South Africa,” Shastri said on ESPNcricinfo show ‘T20 Time Out’.Umran Malik ended the IPL 2022 league stage as the fourth-highest wicket-taker in the tournament. With SRH failing to make it to the playoffs, the tearaway pacer will not get a chance to add to his tally of 22 wickets.
