Arshdeep Singh focuses on swinging with the new ball, and then can bowl precise yorkers towards the end. Umran Malik is a fast bowler who can reach speeds of 150 km/h.
India’s Umran Malik celebrates with his teammates after taking the wicket from Daryl Mitchell in New Zealand’s one-day international cricket match in Auckland. This was Friday, November 25, 2022.
Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik and others have experienced a similar rise in Indian cricket. After one IPL season, both were quickly able to get into the Indian limited-overs teams. Malik made his India T20I debut against Ireland in June, while Arshdeep made a debut in England less than two weeks later. Arshdeep has quickly become one of India’s most trusted bowlers, surpassing outshining veterans Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kul in the T20 World Cup in Australia. Although Umran was not selected for the Asia Cup or T20 World Cup, he has been back in the mix after the event. Despite their similarities in Indian cricket, Umran and Arshdeep are very different fast bowlers. The left-armer is able to throw accurate yorkers towards end and relies on swinging with the new ball. Umran, however, is a fast bowler who can reach speeds of 150 km/h. ‘BCCI never asks anyone to retire’: Rohit, Kohli not in India’s T20I future plan As fate would have, the talented young seamers made their ODI debuts together in the first match against New Zealand in Auckland a few days ago. Arshdeep’s ODI debut went awry as the youngster from Punjab scored 68 runs in his 8.1 innings without scoring a run. However, Umran was a firebrand in the middle overs. The J&K right-arm pacer broke the 150 km/h mark at minimum four times and took the wickets Devon Conway, and Daryl Mitchell. “Umran k saath mahoul kafi accha rehta hai. Usko hasi mazak kaafi pasand hai. Aur jaha tak bowling ki baat hai, Mujhe benefit mil jata hai kyuki 155 se sidha 135 jab khelne ata hai batsman toh decieve ho jata hai toh kaafi pace se. It’s quite fun to have Umran around. He also enjoys making jokes, just like me. As far as bowling goes, I get a lot of advantages [when he’s at the other end] because batters are tricked by playing 135 km/h following his 155 km/h deliveries. Both on and off the field, we have a lot of fun. We will keep this partnership going even outside the field,” Arshdeep stated when asked about his partnership and Umran Malik’s partnership. “ODI is a long game and partnerships play a crucial role. Just like in batting, partnership is also important in bowling. I will check to see how my partner is doing on the other side. If he is bowling well and getting more out of it, then I will stop the runs to help him. It’s a team sport at the end of it all. If I attack, my partner at either end will defend me.”
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