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‘If Umran had been born in Pakistan, he would have played for us,’ says Pakistan veteran Shoaib Akhtar.

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‘If Umran had been born in Pakistan, he would have played for us,’ says Pakistan veteran Shoaib Akhtar.

Umran Malik, the pace sensation for Sunrisers Hyderabad, has taken the Indian Premier League (IPL) by storm in 2022. The youngster from Jammu and Kashmir has become the tournament’s biggest talking point, with many veteran cricketers even backing him for a spot in the T20 World Cup squad, let alone the Indian side, thanks to his breakneck pace and ability to pick wickets. On Thursday, veteran Pakistani wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal praised the Indian pacer and admitted that if he had been from Pakistan, he would have easily made his first appearance in international cricket by now.

Kamran, who played in the IPL for Rajasthan Royals in 2008, believes Umran is a strike bowler despite going for big runs, and praised Indian cricket for the pace bowling revolution they have brought to their squad.

“Perhaps he would have played international cricket if he had been born in Pakistan.” His economy rate is high, but he is a strike bowler because he is taking wickets,” Akmal told Paktv.tv.

“After every match, he gets a speed chart with him clocking around 155 km/h and it doesn’t go down.” The Indian team is up against some stiff competition. Navdeep Saini, (Mohammed) Siraj, (Mohammed) Shami, and (Jasprit) Bumrah were once among India’s best fast bowlers, but now they have a plethora.

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“Even Umesh Yadav is bowling exceptionally well. With 10-12 pacers in the ranks, Indian selectors are finding it difficult to make decisions,” he said.

He has 15 wickets in 11 games this season, including a sensational five-wicket haul against Gujarat Titans. Before comparing Umran to legendary pacers like Shoaib Akhtar and Brett Lee, the 40-year-old praised India for giving him the opportunity to play an entire IPL season.

“He only played one or two games last season.” He would have played for us if he had been in Pakistan. However, Indian cricket showed maturity by giving Malik the opportunity to play in the entire IPL season. Brett Lee and Shoaib (Akhtar) bhai were also expensive, but they took wickets, which is what strike bowlers should do, according to Akmal.

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Singham Again worldwide box office day 5: Ajay Devgn film leaves behind Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, crosses ₹ 230 crore

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Singham Again worldwide box office collection day 5: Rohit Shetty’s cop universe film has taken a clear lead globally. Both films released on November 1.

Singham Again worldwide box office collection day 5: Rohit Shetty’s Singham Again, starring Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor in lead roles, has been performing well globally. Released in November 1, the latest installment in the cop universe has collected more than ₹230 crore gross worldwide, despite facing stiff competition from the other big Diwali release, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. (Also read: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 worldwide box office collection day 5: Kartik Aaryan film sails past ₹200 crore after strong Tuesday)

Singham Again worldwide box office update

The latest report on Sacnilk.com states that the film has collected ₹ 232.25 crore so far. On its fifth day, Singham Again minted ₹ 48 crore to its global collections. The film has made a gross collection of ₹ 184.25 crore in India so far.

Meanwhile, the report also stated that Singham Again collected ₹ 153.75 crore at the domestic box office within five days of release.

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Singham Again is the third instalment in the Singham franchise, which began with the 2011 hit.It is also part of Rohit Shetty’s larger Cop Universe, which also includes Simmba and Sooryavanshi, starring Ranveer Singh and Akshay Kumar. Salman Khan makes a cameo as Chulbul Pandey, his iconic character from Dabangg, in the film. It introduces new cops in the mix with Deepika Padukone’s Shakti Shetty and Tiger Shroff’s Satya Bali. Arjun plays the antagonist called Danger Lanka.

Rohit Shetty took to his Instagram on Tuesday to thank the audience for the bumper response to Singham Again. He wrote, “SINGHAM AGAIN my 10th and fastest 100 cr film. For the past 16 films one thing that has remained constant is your love, thank you for all the support and love, humbled.”

Singham Again maintained its lead over Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, which has taken its worldwide total to ₹208 crore in five days of release. Singham Again benefitted because it got the better share of screens in India, with 60 percent average. The rest of the 40 percent were taken by Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3.

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