Umran Malik: 5 Facts About India's Latest Pace Sensation

The 21-year-old tearaway pacer is only the fourth player from J&K to feature in the IPL. Before him, Parvez Rasool, Rasikh Salam and Abdul Samad featured from Jammu and Kashmir in the IPL...

- Renin Wilben

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) fast bowler Umran Malik has taken the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 by storm. His raw pace coupled with excellent control has impressed cricket pundits and fans alike. On his IPL 2021 debut against Kolkata Knight Riders, he constantly hit the 150 kph mark and troubled the batters. Even though he went wicketless, the Jammu and Kashmir cricketer conceded only 27 runs in his four overs.

He played a major hand in SRH’s shock upset over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in match number 52 of IPL 2021 in Abu Dhabi. Not only did he claim his maiden IPL wicket and finish with impressive figures of 1 for 21, he also bowled the fastest ball in the tournament in this year’s edition (so far), clocking 153 kph. With Malik having announced himself with a bang on the IPL stage, we tell you five interesting facts about him.

1. UMRAN MALIK HAS PLAYED ONLY ONE LIST A GAME AND THREE T20S