IND vs SL LIVE: Fastest Delivery Record: Umran Malik’s sheer pace has captured people’s attention. His professional career quickly advanced from net bowler in the IPL 2021 to international player. Despite lacking sufficient domestic experience the youngster fast-tracked into the Indian senior men’s team. In Ireland tour last year Umran made his international debut. Now, he has set his eyes on Shoaib Akhtar’s fastest delivery record of 161 KPH. Follow India vs Srilanka LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Umran has to do a lot of work before becoming a regular for India. But he has to do even more to break Akhtar’s record. Malik has clocked 154KPH in IPL. But to break 160-barrier, he is already working on his fitness.
“If I do well, and if I’m lucky, I’ll break that (Shoaib’s record). But I don’t think about it at all. Right now, I’m only thinking about performing well for the country,” Umran said.
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Whenever a new fast bowler arrives at the international level, comparing him to the stars is inevitable. And with Shoaib Akhtar holding the record of the fastest delivery in international cricket, it’s not premature to think that Umran can reach those bewildering heights himself.
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For the record, Shoaib still holds the record for the fastest delivery at the international level. He bowled a 161kph missile against New Zealand in an ODI in 2002.
But how does Umran feel about replicating or perhaps outperforming that accomplishment? Although he does not believe it to be impossible, his main attention is on his performances.
“You don’t get to realize how fast you’ve bowled during the match. It’s only when we come back after the game when we get to know how fast I was. During the game, my only focus is on bowling in the right areas and picking up wickets,” Umran Malik said.
Umran has appeared in five ODIs and three T20Is since his debut in 2021. He has amassed a total of nine wickets in those matches. He will next be seen in action in the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka beginning on January 3.
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