Umran Malik has been within the highlight ever since making his India debut as a result of of his means to bowl constantly at a velocity of 150 kmph.
There have been many discussions going round about whether or not Umran can surpass Pakistan maestro Shoaib Akhtar in phrases of velocity or not.
Notably, Akhtar with a 161 kmph supply, presently holds the record for the fastest ball in cricket historical past.
India’s bowling coach, Bharat Arun, has now jumped into the dialogue. In an interview with News24Sports, he stated that India has discovered an ideal expertise in type of Umran Malik.
When additional requested about Umran breaking Akhtar’s record, Arun stated that the 23-year-old Indian pacer may simply improve his tempo by 5 kmph, and may find yourself breaking the fastest supply record by the ‘Rawalpindi Express’.
“Umran Malik is a great find for India. Somebody who bowls 150-plus consistently. He is a huge talent for India and we need to nurture this talent. We have the option of making him a very good bowler for India in the future,” stated Arun to News24Sports.
“For fast bowling, physical fitness and skill is 50-50. He needs to work on both to maximise his potential, with consistency. He needs to work on these both things,” he added.
“If you work on your action, your line and length will get better and speed will increase as well. To increase the pace, drills can be helpful and workload monitoring is also important. Any bowler can increase the pace by 5 kmph easily with the kind of work. But if someone is bowling 125, can’t make it 150. Some putting 135, can make it 140. Some bowling 140, can make it 145. But you cannot increase too much.”
Just a couple of weeks again, Umran broke the record for fastest supply by an Indian pacer. He surpassed Japrit Bumrah to attain the feat.
In the final yr’s Indian Premier League (IPL), Umran bowled a 157 kmph ripper for Sunrisers Hyderabad towards Delhi Capitals.