Umran Malik is an thrilling expertise, New Zealand tour is unquestionably going to assist him: Zaheer Khan

Umran Malik has been named in India’s limited-overs squads for the New Zealand tour and Zaheer Khan believes that this publicity will certainly assist him.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 17, 2022 14:01 IST

New Zealand tour is unquestionably going to assist Umran Malik: Zaheer Khan (Courtesy of BCCI/PTI)

By India Today Web Desk: Former India pacer Zaheer Khan reckons tearaway quick bowler Umran Malik is a really thrilling expertise and the expertise of enjoying in New Zealand will certainly assist him. Zaheer additional defined that the Indian workforce wants selection of their tempo assault as many profitable groups have been following that type of sample in worldwide cricket.

Umran is a part of India’s squad for the New Zealand tour, which begins with a three-game T20I sequence throughout Wellington (Nov 18), Tauranga (Nov 20) and Napier (Nov 22), earlier than shifting into the ODI sequence throughout Auckland (Nov 25), Hamilton (Nov 27) and Christchurch (Nov 30).

“The variety in your pace attack is a must and you have seen teams following that kind of pattern. You need a left-arm bowler, you need someone who can swing the ball, you need someone who is an out-and-out fast bowler. If everything is in one package, then even better but if not, you would like to use the variety in your attack in the bowling lineup and use different conditions well. Umran has been a very exciting talent and this kind of exposure is definitely going to help him, it is about how he takes things forward if he wants to grab the spot consistently,” Zaheer instructed a choose group of journalists throughout a name organised by Prime Video.

Former India coach Ravi Shastri agreed with Zaheer, saying that Umran Malik is among the quickest bowlers in India and he will certainly study from the New Zealand tour. Shastri mentioned that there isn’t any substitute for real tempo.

Shastri mentioned: “He is one of the fastest bowlers in India and you saw what happened in the World Cup where genuine pace rattled opposition, whether it was Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, and Anrich Nortje. So, there is no substitute for genuine pace. Even if you are defending small totals, so this is an opportunity for Umran, hopefully, he will learn from this exposure.”

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Nov 17, 2022