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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.
“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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Gambhir acknowledges that his “sole regret in seven years of captaincy” is Suryakumar Yadav: “KKR failed to recognise his potential.”
Throughout his incredible career with the Mumbai Indians since 2018, Suryakumar Yadav has become a household name. He has established himself as a vital member of the batting lineup and is seen as the team’s future leader. He was able to establish himself in the Indian white-ball team and get to the top of the IC batting rankings in the format because to his valiant efforts at MI. But before he was let away, Suryakumar was a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders lineup from 2014 to 2017. When former captain Gautam Gambhir reflects on the two IPL titles won by KKR during that time, he named the star player from India his greatest regret.
KKR featured Suryakumar Yadav from 2014 to 2017.
In 2012, Suryakumar began his IPL career with the Mumbai Indians, appearing in just one match before being cut loose the following year. He was signed by KKR in 2014, and he won the championship in his first campaign there. The right-handed batter scored 608 runs in 54 games during his four-year tenure with the team, although the majority of those runs were scored as a lower middle order hitter.
In an interview with Sportskeeda on Monday, Gambhir said that his biggest regret as KKR captain is that he failed to recognise Suryakumar’s ability or his ideal batting position in the lineup.
Finding and showcasing the greatest potential is the responsibility of a leader. If there’s one thing I regret from my seven years as captain, it’s that neither I nor the squad were able to fully utilise Suryakumar Yadav. And combinations were the key to the cause. At No. 3, you may only play one person. As a leader, you also need to consider the other ten players in the starting lineup. Although he was just as excellent at No. 7, he would have been far more effective at No. 3, he said.
Gambhir went on to praise Suruyakumar for being a team player, citing the reason behind his appointment as the team’s vice-captain in 2015.
He was a team player as well. A good player may be anyone, but becoming a team player takes skill. Playing him at No. 6 or 7 or benching him, he was constantly grinning and eager to contribute to the squad. He went on, “That’s why we named him vice captain.”
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