Umran Malik

Umran Malik (born 22 November 1999) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Indian cricket team in limited-overs cricket. Considered as one of the fastest bowler in contemporary world, Umran plays as a right-arm fast bowler for Sunrisers Hyderabad in Indian Premier League and Jammu and Kashmir in domestic cricket.[2]

Umran Malik
Umran in 2023
Personal information
Born (1999-11-22) 22 November 1999
Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
NicknameJammu Express
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 249)25 November 2022 v New Zealand
Last ODI24 January 2023 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.21
T20I debut (cap 98)26 June 2022 v Ireland
Last T20I1 February 2023 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.21
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2020/21–presentJammu and Kashmir
2021–presentSunrisers Hyderabad (squad no. 24)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 8 8 7 11
Runs scored 2 5 16 16
Batting average – – 16.00 16.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 2* 4* 16 14
Balls bowled 330 139 752 480
Wickets 13 11 12 15
Bowling average 27.30 26.00 46.66 34.33
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/57 3/48 3/25 3/57
Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 2/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 February 2023

Early life

His father Abdul Rashid, a fruit-seller in Shaheedi Chowk and Seema Begum, in Gujjar Nagar in Jammu.[3][4]

Career

In April 2021, Malik was selected as one of three net bowlers for 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad.[5] On 3 October 2021, he made his debut in the IPL, against Kolkata Knight Riders, during the 49th match of 2021 Indian Premier League.[6][7] He gained attention during the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore, when he bowled five balls in a row at more than 150 kmph.[8][9] As a result of his fast-bowling, he was named as a net bowler for India's team for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[10] He made his first-class debut on 23 November 2021, for India A against South Africa A.[11]

He was retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2022 auction.[12][13] On 27 April 2022, in the 2022 Indian Premier League match against the Gujarat Titans, Malik took his first five-wicket haul in Twenty20 cricket.[14][15] Malik was also named as the Emerging Player of the tournament.[16]

In May 2022, Malik was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against South Africa.[17] The following month, he was named in India's T20I squad for their two-match series against Ireland.[18] He made his T20I debut on 26 June 2022, for India against Ireland.[19] His first ODI debut for the India cricket team in November 2022 against New Zealand. He dismissed Devon Conway as his first wicket.

Records
  • In January 2023, Malik clocked 155kmph in his 17th over in (T20I) at Wankhede Stadium Mumbai against Sri Lanka. He broke the record of Jasprit Bumrah for the fastest ball bowled by an Indian.He also clocked 157kmph in a IPL 2022 match against Chennai Super Kings at Pune.

References
  1. Umran Malik’s profile on Sportskeeda
  3. "Meet India's fastest bowler, Umran Malik". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  4. Jain, Praveen (8 May 2022). "Fruit-seller to father of sensation: Snapshots of how life has changed for Umran Malik's family". ThePrint. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  5. "From Gujjar Nagar to IPL 2021: Umran Malik Story | SRH". Penbugs. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  6. "IPL 2021, KKR vs SRH: Umran Malik - Know about Sunrisers Hyderabad debutant". India TV. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  7. "Full Scorecard of KKR vs SRH 49th Match 2021/22". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  8. "Raw pace and nerveless accuracy: How Umran Malik regained Sunrisers' middle-overs control". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. "IPL 2021: Umran Malik clocks 153kmph, Kane Williamson calls him 'special'". Times of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. "Umran Malik to stay back in UAE as net bowler for India's T20 World Cup campaign". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  11. "1st unofficial Test, Bloemfontein, Nov 23 - 26 2021, India A tour of South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  12. "IPL 2022: Sunrisers Hyderabad retain Kane Williamson, Rashid Khan, Abdul Samad and pacer Umran Malik". India Today. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  13. Desk, India com Sports. "IPL Retentions: Umran Malik to Abdul Samad; Biggest Surprises". www.india.com. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  14. "GT vs SRH: Umran Malik breathes fire to claim first five-wicket haul in IPL". India Today. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  15. "'Umran Malik will take the world by storm if selected for India'". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  16. "IPL 2022: Emerging Player Award – Umran Malik". iplt20.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  17. "New faces galore for India's T20 international series against South Africa; squad named for rescheduled England Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  18. "Hardik Pandya to captain India in Ireland T20Is; Rahul Tripathi gets maiden call-up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  19. "1st T20I, Dublin (Malahide), June 26, 2022, India tour of Ireland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
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