Former Australia speedster 46-year-old Brett Lee urged Sunrisers Hyderabad to give Umran Malik a chance to bowl in power-play, citing the potential he has in taking wickets upfront with his tearaway pace.
In IPL 2023, Malik has picked just five wickets in six games, with an average of 30.80 and an economy rate of 9.62.
“Umran Malik bowled only once in power-play and went for 20-odd runs. But that was a one-off occasion. It’s like saying to a batter that if you get a duck, you will never get to bat in the game. You gotta have faith in these people and have the commitment in these guys coming through.
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I would give a fast bowler in the IPL the brand-new ball and provide them with the correct field. Also, give them the confidence to bowl that over as what happens is, they will use other bowlers and then bring in Umran Malik in the eighth/ninth over. Generally, a batter is set and there might be none for 70 or 80 in their eight or nine overs and then Umran comes to bowl with the old ball,” said Lee.
“My advice would be to give him a couple of games with the new ball and if he’s got the confidence of the skipper, then there’s a good chance he will succeed with the new ball. If you ask any batter whether they would face Malik in the ninth or first over, then I can promise you they would say that they would rather face him when the ball is old,” he concluded.
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