IPL 2022: Picked up my wicket celebration from Dale Steyn, says Umran Malik

Umran Malik says he has picked up his fist-pumping celebration after watching his mentor and bowling coach Dale Steyn do it every time the younger tearaway takes a wicket within the Sunrisers Hyderabad nets. Malik performed a key function in Sunrisers’ slim win over Mumbai Indians with a return of three for 23 from his three overs at Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday evening.

“Dale sir stands as the umpire in the nets when I am bowling. When I take a wicket, he does this (celebration). One day I also did that and it has become a habit since,” Umran Malik informed Bhuvneshwar Kumar throughout a chat posted on the Indian Premier League web site after Sunrisers’ three-run victory that stored their slender playoff hopes alive.

“I have learnt a lot from him (Steyn). If we are bowling for three hours in the nets, he’ll keep standing with us throughout the three hours.”

Umran’s 21 wickets in his first full IPL season are the fourth-highest general to date and second-most for a quick bowler this yr, simply behind Kagiso Rabada’s 22.

“This is my first full season, this was my 13th game. I have played all the matches, so that feels really good,” Umran stated. “I have taken wickets and gone for runs too, so in the matches where I have been expensive, I’ve tried to learn from that, from the mistakes that I’ve made.”

During the chat, Bhuvneshwar referred to as Umran the ‘pace sensation’ and requested him whether or not pace comes naturally to him or if it’s a results of power coaching.

Umran Malik in a dialog with Bhuvneshwar Kumar. (Source: iplt20.com)

“I bowl fast (naturally). So the pace keeps getting generated by itself. I put in a lot of effort with my body,” Umran stated. “Even in tennis-ball cricket, I would bowl a lot of fast yorkers. So no one would feel like playing against me. That has helped me a lot. The tennis ball is much lighter, so if you are bowling fast with it, it helps you when you bowl with the leather ball.”

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After Tim David was run out for 46 off simply 18 balls within the MI chase, Bhuvneshwar introduced Sunrisers again into the sport with a wicket-maiden replete with pinpoint yorkers within the nineteenth over, leaving Fazalhaq Farooqi with a cushion of 19 runs to defend within the final over. Umran sought to know what made Bhuvneshwar so profitable on the loss of life.

“The most important thing when you are bowling at the death is to stay calm. Many times, if you concede a boundary, you come under pressure. So if you can keep a calm mind, it will help you,” Bhuvneshwar stated.

Umran Malik and Bhuvneshwar Kumar get pleasure from a second after an IPL match. (Source: iplt20.com)

“It was luck that it (the 19th over) turned out to be a maiden. But I was trying to bowl yorkers,” Bhuvneshwar stated. “I felt the yorker was the best option on that wicket to prevent run-scoring, if it was executed well. Luckily, all deliveries landed in a good spot.”

Sunrisers will play their final league sport in opposition to Punjab Kings at Wankhede on May 22.