IPL 2022 Fastest Bowler: Umran Malik- T20 World Cup in Australia- Twice World Champion Harbhajan Singh has asked the selection committee to fast track 150 kmph+ pacer Umran Malik to be fast-tracked for T20 World Cup in Australia. He feels the raw talent from Jammu & Kashmir should partner with India’s pacer spearhead & yorker specialist Jasprit Bumrah. He also questioned the selectors for any criteria and pressed on 150+ kmph speed to include him in the squad. Follow all the IPL 2022 live updates on InsideSport.IN
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IPL 2022 Fastest Bowler: Umran Malik should partner Jasprit Bumrah in T20 World Cup, says Harbhajan Singh
“He (Umran Malik) is my favourite, I want to see him in the Indian team because what a bowler he is. Umran Malik should partner Jasprit Bumrah when India plays in Australia (for T20 World Cup),” Harbhajan told reporters on Friday.
“Tell me any one bowler who bowls more than 150 (kmph) and is not playing for the country. So, I think it is a great thing and he will inspire many youngsters to take up this game, where he has come from and what he is doing in IPL, he has been unbelievable,” he added.
IPL 2022 Fastest Bowler: Umran Malik should partner Jasprit Bumrah in T20 World Cup, says Harbhajan Singh
The 157 kmph delivery bowled by Umran is the second fastest delivery in IPL history.
| Sr. No. | Player | Delivery speed | Team |
| 1 | Shaun Tait | 157.71 kmph | Rajasthan Royals |
| 2. | Umran Malik | 157.00 kmph | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 3. | Anrich Nortje | 156.22 kmph | Delhi Capitals |
| 4. | Umran Malik | 155.60 kmph | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 5 | Umran Malik | 154.80 kmph | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
- Umran Malik has emerged as one of the best bowlers in IPL 2022 with 15 wickets in 10 matches which includes a fifer.
- He had gone past Lockie Ferguson (153.9 kmph) to become the fastest bowler in IPL 2022 with 157 kmph as he broke his previous best of 154 kmph.
- He has already posed a challenge to top-class batters in IPL 2022 and could be double trouble for batters in Australian conditions.
- If Umran continues to raise his speed, he can surpass Brett Lee and Shoaib Akhtar’s express pace record of 161 kmph in international cricket in the coming days.
IPL 2022 Fastest Bowler: Umran Malik should partner Jasprit Bumrah in T20 World Cup, says Harbhajan Singh
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