Umran Malik’s blunt response to query of him breaking Shoaib Akhtar’s ‘quickest supply’ file

Younger Indian speedster Umran Malik is new to the worldwide enviornment, however he has already made a reputation for himself attributable to his tremendous spectacular quick bowling. The Jammu-born has grow to be a family identify ever since his breakout season within the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Umran is thought for delivering thunderbolts and making batters’ time depressing. He usually bowls over 145 km/h, and in an IPL sport towards Delhi Capitals (DC), the right-arm speedster delivered a rocket that clocked at 157 kmph.

No marvel Umran is usually in comparison with a few of the world’s quickest bowlers, and his followers reckon that the 23-year-old has all the talents to interrupt former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar‘s file quickest ball within the historical past of worldwide cricket.

Notably, Akhtar was the primary cricketer to interrupt the 100 mph barrier in worldwide cricket earlier than registering the quickest 161.3 kph supply throughout the 2003 World Cup. Akhtar achieved the feat on February 22, 2003, when he delivered a 100.23 mph ball towards England opener Nick Knight.

Umran was lately quizzed if he goals to interrupt Akhtar’s long-standing file. In response, the pacer insisted that he doesn’t take into consideration the file and is barely dedicated to performing nicely for Staff India.

“Proper now, I’m solely eager about performing nicely for the nation. If I do nicely, and if I’m fortunate, I’ll break that. However I don’t give it some thought in any respect,” stated Umran in an interview with News24.

“You don’t get to understand how briskly you’ve bowled throughout the match. It’s solely after we come again after the sport after we get to know the way quick I used to be. Throughout the sport, my solely focus is on bowling in the precise areas and selecting wickets,”  added the J&Okay pacer.