Bowling consistently at speeds above 90mph, Umran Malik has become India's newest fast-bowling sensation.
Bowling consistently at speeds above 90mph in the ongoing Indian Premier League , Umran Malik has become India's newest fast bowling sensation. Sports journalist Saurabh Somani profiles the cricketer from Indian-administered Kashmir.
You've got the shots, the reflexes and the skill to deal with the best bowlers. You face up to a 22-year-old rookie who hasn't even played a full season of IPL yet, and has an economy rate - the average number of runs a bowler concedes per over - north of eight per over. Malik's father earned a modest living as a fruit seller, but the young bowler's pursuit of his cricketing passion was unfettered. A star in local tennis-ball tournaments due to his pace, he first played with a leather ball when he was 17.
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