Umran Malik should get a chance on India's England tour: Sunil Gavaskar

Former Indian captain and batting veteran Sunil Gavaskar has appreciated Jammu and Kashmir’s 22-year-old pacer Umran Malik, who is playing for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2022. He also said that the young pacer should get a call to Indian team for their remaining Test, which is to be played in England in July this year.

Gavaskar opined that the pacer should also get a place in the team for the limited-overs series, which is to be played in England only. Srinagar-born young seamer has impressed and amazed everyone with his fiery pace and claimed 21 wickets to his name in 13 matches in IPL 2022.

His accuracy has impressed me the most: Sunil Gavaskar

During the release and retention process for IPL 2022 before the mega auction, Umran was retained by SRH.  “Umran Malik has been very, very impressive with his speed but more than his speed, it’s his accuracy that’s impressed me the most,” Gavaskar said on Star Sports’ show ‘Cricket Live’, praising the youngster’s pace and accuracy.

“A lot of guys who bowl at that speed tend to spray the ball around but Umran bowls very few wide deliveries. If he can control the wides down the leg side, he will be a tremendous bowler because that will mean he’ll be attacking the stumps all the time, and with his pace, it’s not easy to hit straight,” he added.

“If he bowls wicket-to-wicket, he will be pretty much an unplayable bowler, He’s going to play for India,” he predicted and went on to say “He should be in that Indian squad for the one-off Test and the ODI series against England,” he added.

India is scheduled to play the rescheduled Test against England which was postponed last year due to Covid-19 cases in the Indian camp. The match will commence on July 1 this year. India is leading the series with a score-line of 2-1.