Young pacer Umran Malik would have been included in India’s squad for the T20 World Cup, which begins next month in Australia, according to former selector Dilip Vengsarkar.
Young pacer Umran Malik would have been included in India’s squad for the T20 World Cup, which begins next month in Australia, according to former selector Dilip Vengsarkar. Umran astonished everyone with his speed during the current Indian Premier League season, taking 22 wickets for SRH in 14 games. He received a national call-up as a result, and in June of this year, he made his debut against Ireland. The child was chosen at the ideal time, in Vengsarkar’s opinion, because of his exceptional speed, particularly given the fast and bouncy Australian circuits.
In Dubai, where the wicket was flat and grassless and there was no bounce, you needed fast bowlers. If you had medium pacers, you would be talked around. You needed fast bowlers who could beat the batters in pace, according to Vengsarkar. “There is no out-of-the-box thinking. I would have picked Umran Malik because of his speed. You’ve got to pick him now, you can’t like him when he becomes a 130kmph bowler
Shubman Gill, a young batter, has also pleased Vengsarkar, who noted that Mohammad Shami and Shreyas Iyer should have been included.
Mohammed Shami and Shubman Gill should also be on the team, and I’m impressed with Gill, he continued, “Shreyas Iyer is in terrific form and he missed out.
In addition to scoring a century for Glamorgan in a game against Sussex, Gill recently earned his County debut for Glamorgan.
