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[VIDEOS] Jammu and Kashmir pacer Umran Malik

Many are saying that Umran is from the Gujjar community.

I think Akhtar is Gujjar too.

Kashmiri Gujjars are different from Pakistani Gujjars. They are a nomadic cmmunity - in fact they dont even identify as Kashmiri unlike those from Kashmir valley
 
Kashmiri Gujjars are different from Pakistani Gujjars. They are a nomadic cmmunity - in fact they dont even identify as Kashmiri unlike those from Kashmir valley

Yes, Gujjars and Bakarwals from j and k are different in their mindset.
 
Ma sha Allah! What a find and pleasing to know he is from Kashmir.
 
Ma sha Allah! What a find and pleasing to know he is from Kashmir.

Thank you for supporting Indian Cricket.
I always knew Cricket is the only thing which can unite Indian and Pakistani cricket followers. Irrespective of the nationality the love and respect cricket followers have for cricketers across the border is always overwhelming
Long live this great game. Love and Peace.
 
I hope Waqar is watching Malik bowl. He will be proud; every commentator is mentioning Waqar when Malik is bowling.
 
Have huge doubts on speed guns in IPL - they are clearly manipulated upwards by 3-4 kph - but still he looked sharp & was working up good pace

Should be groomed for future

Could you provide solid proof of this?

so as per you Bhuvi, natrajan, sandeep sharma et all bowl 135-140 kmph + in the IPL and their real speeds elsewhere?
 
Why not, Malcolm Marshall was only 5-9 (not saying he is going to be the next MM).... He is only 18, so in time he should become a 150K bowler as he gets stronger...

Good point. Why not? with proper training he definately.
It wont be long before we get quicks bowling at 145k +
 
Could you provide solid proof of this?

so as per you Bhuvi, natrajan, sandeep sharma et all bowl 135-140 kmph + in the IPL and their real speeds elsewhere?

Umran Malik does not look like 150 kph. More like 145 kph. U see Lockie Ferguson bowling 150 kph - u can see the difference

Generally all these T20 leagues juice up speed guns to build up hype
.Stokes clocked 150 kph in 2019 IPL

Its same everywhere. So many Pak pacers bowl 150 kph in PSL but bowl only reach 140 kph in internationals.
 
Umran Malik does not look like 150 kph. More like 145 kph. U see Lockie Ferguson bowling 150 kph - u can see the difference

Generally all these T20 leagues juice up speed guns to build up hype
.Stokes clocked 150 kph in 2019 IPL

Its same everywhere. So many Pak pacers bowl 150 kph in PSL but bowl only reach 140 kph in internationals.

You are making allegations without any proof. Please show any evidence that the speed guns are juiced up to build hype.

And no, your eye speed guns are not proof.
 
Umran Malik's fastest balls

1st match 151 kph

2nd match 153 kph

3rd match 152 kph

So him touching the 150k mark is not one off.
 
Wonder why he was not introduced earlier? Especially as TM knew his ability to bowl quick
 
Report - Jammu and Kashmir and SRH pacer Umran Malik selected as Team India's net bowler
 
Yes according to reports he'll be staying in UAE with the Indian squad.

Natarajan the net bowler got lucky in Australia. Will Umran also be lucky to land a spot in the playing XI? Covid replacement in worst case?
 
Impressive by Indian pacer. Things are happening a bit too soon for him though
Bowling in nets should give him lots of experience
 
Impressive by Indian pacer. Things are happening a bit too soon for him though
Bowling in nets should give him lots of experience

He can be fast tracked like Bumrah was. He needs to be in the midst of experienced bowlers and Top grade coaches
 
4 crores for Umran, life changing money and this is only the beginning.
 
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Seriously good this guy

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This guy is a special special bowler. Was constantly clocking 150kph plus with great seam swing and accuracy. This guy seems to have the lot India have another gem 💎 and n their hands… bumrah and usman Malik is a mouth watering duo to have in your team.

India are producing some seriously special talent atm will rule for another decade easily
 
This guy is a special special bowler. Was constantly clocking 150kph plus with great seam swing and accuracy. This guy seems to have the lot India have another gem &#55357;&#56462; and n their hands… bumrah and usman Malik is a mouth watering duo to have in your team.

India are producing some seriously special talent atm will rule for another decade easily

He needs to be handled with extra care. We don't have any experience in handling 150Kph bowlers. But, hopefully he is full taken care and given exposure in 'A' tours. I want this guy to be part of our Test Attack of the future.
 
He was the most popular tennis ball bowler in Jammu.
He was lightening fast batsmen could hardly see the thundlerbolts he used to bowl.
He doesn't have much experience with hard ball but he can certainly become better with hard ball.
 
BCCI really need to handle him with care. J and K Ranji team management is simply not good enough to develop him.
 
He is a t20 specialist,

won't be able to bowl at the pace in ODI's or tests.

Better just stick to T20 or risk going the Munaf Patel route.
 
He is a t20 specialist,

won't be able to bowl at the pace in ODI's or tests.

Better just stick to T20 or risk going the Munaf Patel route.

He is 22. Barely starting his career and you have labelled him xyz specialist.
 
The good thing about him is that he has pace. And that's about it. Doesn't have an iota of control to go with that pace. Also strikes me as a somewhat of a brainless bowler. In yesterday's match he started well, but by the second over he was all over the place with his line and length bowling bouncers...on the pads...wayward deliveries.

He is 22 so its okay. Because while you can learn to enhance your skills as bowler, the ability to bowl fast is not something you can just learn. But Steyn probably needs to have some very long chats with him.
 
Looks like Mohammed Sami 2.0

Hydrrabad and Chennai have the worst players this season by a country mile
 
He is a young guy who has just recently started hard ball cricket.
He should be handled with care and he should definitely not play this cricus IPL league.
India has never had a express fast bowler before.
He is already the fastest bowler India has ever seen.
 
Perfect bowler for batsmen in T20.

Short quick bowlers get pummeled in T20. That's the reality.
 
Just because he is from J&K some of my fellow indians want this guy in the Indian team. :inti

I think plenty of Indian cricket administrators would want the same. But honestly, right now he is not even good enough to play for most top-level associate teams, let alone India.
 
Bowls and gets smacked just like Mohammed Sami did.

It doesnt matter ifbu bowl 153kph when it gets to the boundary at a even faster rate
 
I think plenty of Indian cricket administrators would want the same. But honestly, right now he is not even good enough to play for most top-level associate teams, let alone India.

He started playing hard ball cricket only a couple of years back. He is playing because he is capable of bowling at 95 MPH. Thats not a common thing.

He will develop as he plays more matches and gets experience. Right now he is very raw as he has hardly had any training.

If a bowler bowls at 150 plus, he will get his chances to play, doesn't matter if he is from Jammu or Andaman.
 
He started playing hard ball cricket only a couple of years back. He is playing because he is capable of bowling at 95 MPH. Thats not a common thing.

He will develop as he plays more matches and gets experience. Right now he is very raw as he has hardly had any training.

If a bowler bowls at 150 plus, he will get his chances to play, doesn't matter if he is from Jammu or Andaman.

Are you going to apply the same logic on 19 year old Naseem Shah also? :inti
 
He is seriously rubbish.

You know nothing about cricket.

I maintain this guy is seriously good and the real deal getting smacked around in t20 is not the bar to judge someone as anyone can get carted around in t20.

This guy will be special give him a few years
 
You know nothing about cricket.

I maintain this guy is seriously good and the real deal getting smacked around in t20 is not the bar to judge someone as anyone can get carted around in t20.

This guy will be special give him a few years

No, you know nothing about cricket if you think that a guy who can't even control his line and length or land the ball where he wants to, is good.

Whether he will be good or not one day is besides the point. Right now, he is utterly rubbish. The only reason he is playing is because apparently he is the only bowler they could find in India that bowls at 150 or close to 150.
 
He started playing hard ball cricket only a couple of years back. He is playing because he is capable of bowling at 95 MPH. Thats not a common thing.

He will develop as he plays more matches and gets experience. Right now he is very raw as he has hardly had any training.

If a bowler bowls at 150 plus, he will get his chances to play, doesn't matter if he is from Jammu or Andaman.

Might not be common in India, but it is here.

I know Indian fans such as yourself are excited at the prospect he presents. But all I will say is that temper your expectations. Just because someone can bowl fast, does not necessarily mean they will be any good. Or that they won't have their entire career derailed by injuries.

Pace is a great tool to have and without a doubt he has a long way to go and can be molded into a proper fast-bowler. But that said, he really needs to start using his brain while bowling. Because there's no excuse for that
 
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Average pace of 150ish kph is not even common at the International level, let alone Pakistan.

Umran Malik's average pace is not 150 or 150ish. It is in the high 140s.

And that kind of pace is common in Pakistan. Just right now we have 4-5 bowlers who can bowl at that kind of pace.
 
Umran Malik's average pace is not 150 or 150ish. It is in the high 140s.

And that kind of pace is common in Pakistan. Just right now we have 4-5 bowlers who can bowl at that kind of pace.

Again you’re clueless. Only bowler in Pakistan that can bowl average speed of high 140s is haris Rauf. Touching high 140s kph once or twice doesn’t count

Imran Malik consistently bowls and touch’s 150 which is his average speed and a rarity in world cricket today.

He has a brilliant seam position and considering he quite new to hare ball cricket it’s a matter of time before he takes world cricket by storm. I’m a pakistan fan but You can’t be a hater when you spot raw talent like that.

Comparing him to Sami will not satisfy your ego because that’s hasnain who’s comparable to Sami and now he’s banned for chucking.

Regardless this guys action speed and hurrying batsmen and also being unlucky a few times where a few edges have gone for boundaries is a sign to come.

Watch the actual game rather than his bowling stats you will see what potential the lad has. I’ve said my piece can’t be more clearer.
 
Brilliant from him

his speeds mentioned in the video

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“No one asks me for extra chillies and coriander leaves. They don’t negotiate prices.” The perks of being the father of the fastest Indian pacer are small but sweet for Abdul Rashid, a fruit seller in Jammu. It’s his son Umran Malik who has been serving up extra chillies in prime time at IPL.

Matthew Wade who had swatted away Shaheen Afridi for two stunning sixes to win the T20 world cup for Australia was made to look like a bank clerk sent to the war. An apprehension-tinged expectation of a bouncer seemingly came first for he had just seen Hardik Pandya roughed up by a bouncer from Umran Malik. All thoughts after that would have been afterthoughts for Wade for Malik’s thunderbolt rushed at him, rushed him, and rammed his pads in a blink. Pandya himself had barely thought about the pull shot as a response but the bouncer had ricocheted off his helmet by then. Pace scrambles brains, especially when it’s over 150kph variety like Malik unleashes.

That night Malik also won the pace battle against New Zealand’s Lockie Ferguson, hurling the top five quickest deliveries in the game, the fastest being 153.3 kph; the next four were — 151.2, 150.1, 149.9, 149.3. He has been quick for a while; radar has been consistently improving.

At the IPL 2021, Malik was a nets bowler for the Sunrisers Hyderabad and replaced Natarajan, who was out due to Covid-19. Without the claustrophobia of the nettings, but with the nerves of showtime arc lights showering on him, he produced the second-fastest ball of the tournament, a 152.95 kph brute against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

At the post-match presentation, Virat Kohli led the raves. “Whenever you see talent like this, you are going to have your eyes on them and make sure you maximise their potential.” Malik was soon included in the Indian contingent as a net bowler for the T20 World Cup in Dubai, and was also retained by the Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of this IPL.

‘Desh ka beta’

Malik’s father Abdul Rashid continues to sell his fruits at Shaheedi Chowk in Jammu’s Gujjar Nagar. He is “From Abdul Rashid’s shop, it has become ‘Umran ke Papa ki dukaan.’ (Umran’s father’s shop),” says Abdul with a big laugh. “With this shop, I have managed to bring food to my family’s plates. Yes my son has become a household name across the country but that doesn’t mean that I will stop working.”

Rashid feels Umran is no longer only his son since he has become the darling of the entire nation.

“He is now a son of India. Agar Allah ne chaha toh Hindustan ka naam raushan karega (With the grace of god, he will make India proud in the future,” says Rashid, who is offering Namaz ten times (five for his son) in a day during this Ramadan month.

Rapid journey

Malik’s coach, Randhir Singh Manhas, who spotted him for the first time, feels his ward can bowl much faster.

“For someone who started bowling with the leather ball just five years ago, cranking up 150 kph itself is a big achievement. He can certainly bowl quicker in the future, ” Manhas, who works as a coach at Maulana Azad Cricket Stadium in Jammu, tells this newspaper.

Umran’s cricketing journey has been precisely like his bowling — fast. He didn’t have any idea of professional cricket till as late as 2017. One day, along with his best friend Abdul Samad, he went to Randhir Manhaas at the Maulana Azad Cricket Stadium in Jammu. Abdul requested his coach to have a look at his friend, who had already made a name for himself in the Jammu tennis ball circuit. Manhas asked him to bowl and was taken back by his pace. An impressed Manhas asked him to come to the practice everyday.

He started training with the leather ball and didn’t lose a yard of pace, but it was Malik’s discipline that didn’t sit well with the coach Manhas. It turned abruptly when a glimpse of an improbable future was given.

“He used to come for a week, then, he will skip the training for the next three-four days. You can’t blame him, as even he didn’t know about his potential. One day I told him ‘Umran, you can play for India.’ For 10-15 seconds, he looked at me and started laughing. He replied, ‘Sir, are you serious.’ I gave him a firm look and didn’t say a word. He never missed a training session from then onwards,” recalls Manhas.

Umran went for the under-19 trials in Jammu on borrowed spike-shoes and was picked for the J&K team. But he got only one match in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy, and the game was washed out. Following year, Malik was rejected at the U-23 trials.

Fortunes turned just as it did in the IPL. At the nets. During the 2019-20 Ranji Trophy season, Jammu & Kashmir was playing against Assam at the Gandhi Memorial Science College Ground, Jammu. Assam’s coach Ajay Ratra, former India wicketkeeper, asked for some net bowlers. Stepped up Umran Malik.

He bowled only four balls before Ratra stopped him from bowling. Ratra was impressed and was also scared that he might end up injuring one of his top-order batters.

Ratra, who played 6 Tests and 12 ODIs for India, was surprised when he found that Umran Malik is not playing for Jammu and Kashmir. Ratra pleaded Malik’s case to one of the officials of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA).

“Ajay Ratra was impressed with Umran’s pace, and he later even had a word with J&K captain and coaching staff,” says Manhas, who was there at the nets.

Ratra recalls that episode, ” I was a bit surprised that he was not part of the J&K team. The kind of bounce he was generating was truly amazing.” Manhas feels Umran is lucky to get so much help from so many different peoples in his life, be it his family, fellow cricketers or coaches.

“Many people have helped him, his family, who supported his passion for the game. Abdul Samad, who helped him bag the net bowler contract with the SRH, Ajay Ratra, who pleaded his case, Irfan Pathan, who fast-tracked him into the J&K senior team,” says Manhas.

Umran has got only four wickets in the three matches so far, he has leaked runs, but most of the boundaries conceded are either off outside or the top edges. He has played only three first-class games, a solitary List A and a handful of T20s (12 games), but he certainly has the raw pace. A couple of India A tours, a full domestic season will only enhance his skills.

“He is working with Dale Steyn now at the SRH. Who better than the great Steyn to learn from,” says Manhas. Future is calling, Malik is all ears.

https://indianexpress.com/article/s...-making-150kph-the-new-normal-in-ipl-7868102/
 
Umran Malik's average pace is not 150 or 150ish. It is in the high 140s.

And that kind of pace is common in Pakistan. Just right now we have 4-5 bowlers who can bowl at that kind of pace.

So you have 4-5 bowlers who can hit 95mph.

Who are they?
 
Might not be common in India, but it is here.

I know Indian fans such as yourself are excited at the prospect he presents. But all I will say is that temper your expectations. Just because someone can bowl fast, does not necessarily mean they will be any good. Or that they won't have their entire career derailed by injuries.

Pace is a great tool to have and without a doubt he has a long way to go and can be molded into a proper fast-bowler. But that said, he really needs to start using his brain while bowling. Because there's no excuse for that

What is common where?
 
So you have 4-5 bowlers who can hit 95mph.

Who are they?

Hitting 95 mph and consistently bowling at 95 mph are two very different things.

Umran may hit 95 mph every now and then but his average pace is 90-91, not 95 mph. And that too in T20s. Most fast-bowlers these days drop their pace when they are bowling in the longer formats. So there's no telling how much his pace will drop further if he actually plays real cricket.

But coming back to your question, Pakistan has 4-5 bowlers who can consistently bowl at 90 mph. They are: Mohammad Musa, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Zeeshan Zameer.

And I am fairly certain that there are many more in the country that are just waiting to be discovered or unearthed by a talent hunt.
 
Brilliant from him

his speeds mentioned in the video

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He’s going to be a special bowler period what a Yorker
 
Hasnain is a chucker. He is banned.

Rauf has hit 95mph.

Can you show a few instances where Musa Salman etc hit 95 mph.

He’s talking rubbish only haris Rauf can consistently hit 95mph not her bowler in Paksitan can if he could he’s be in the pakistan team by now period.

I think India are just producing some special bowlers atm and umran is one of them. With hard work I don’t see a reason why he can’t go to the very top just like bumrah
 
He bowled excellently today and made Russell look like a novice.

Like I said you can’t buy 150kph speed. Hes going to form a mouth watering duo with Bumrah opening the Indian bowling.

Some of the Pakistani fans are talking nonsense that don’t rate him. The same people that said the same thing about Haris Rauf for Pakistan aww he’s not good enough etc are hanging their heads in shame as he’s proven them wrong

Umran is a future star and will can possibly become the top 5 best bowlers in the world soon
 
He bowled excellently today and made Russell look like a novice.

Like I said you can’t buy 150kph speed. Hes going to form a mouth watering duo with Bumrah opening the Indian bowling.

Some of the Pakistani fans are talking nonsense that don’t rate him. The same people that said the same thing about Haris Rauf for Pakistan aww he’s not good enough etc are hanging their heads in shame as he’s proven them wrong

Umran is a future star and will can possibly become the top 5 best bowlers in the world soon

No offense but what matches have you been watching?
 
Hitting 95 mph and consistently bowling at 95 mph are two very different things.

Umran may hit 95 mph every now and then but his average pace is 90-91, not 95 mph. And that too in T20s. Most fast-bowlers these days drop their pace when they are bowling in the longer formats. So there's no telling how much his pace will drop further if he actually plays real cricket.

But coming back to your question, Pakistan has 4-5 bowlers who can consistently bowl at 90 mph. They are: Mohammad Musa, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Zeeshan Zameer.

And I am fairly certain that there are many more in the country that are just waiting to be discovered or unearthed by a talent hunt.

Hasnain has a illegal action.

Bumrah Shami Kuldeep Prasidh Umran Saini all are capable of bowling in excess of 90 mph. But only one is capable of hitting 95mph.

So how many of those you listed hit 95mph?
 
Hasnain has a illegal action.

Bumrah Shami Kuldeep Prasidh Umran Saini all are capable of bowling in excess of 90 mph. But only one is capable of hitting 95mph.

So how many of those you listed hit 95mph?

So what? That doesn't mean he can't remodel his action and come back.

No they are not. Out of these only Umran is capable of hitting that pace.

Shami and Prasidh Krishna are 135 kph bowlers. Bumrah and Saini are high 130s, low 140s.

I have seen Musa, Naseem, Haris Rauf all hit 95 mph. Zeeshan Zameer hasn't played as much top-level cricket but he too can easily crack that barrier. That said, only a fool would bowl at that pace consistently, especially if they are playing real cricket and not shugal, mela T20 cricket. Because not only does bowling at that pace reguarly open the risk of serious injuries that stay with you for a lifetime, but it also makes you a brainless, one-dimensional bowler that batters can smack around with ease.
 
This is a myth. We have not produced express bowlers for a long timr.

Naseem, Musa, Haris are all express for today's standards. Haris Rauf, Nortje and Lockie Ferguson are quite literally the fastest bowlers in the world today. Which alternate reality are you living in?
 
So what? That doesn't mean he can't remodel his action and come back.

No they are not. Out of these only Umran is capable of hitting that pace.

Shami and Prasidh Krishna are 135 kph bowlers. Bumrah and Saini are high 130s, low 140s.

I have seen Musa, Naseem, Haris Rauf all hit 95 mph. Zeeshan Zameer hasn't played as much top-level cricket but he too can easily crack that barrier. That said, only a fool would bowl at that pace consistently, especially if they are playing real cricket and not shugal, mela T20 cricket. Because not only does bowling at that pace reguarly open the risk of serious injuries that stay with you for a lifetime, but it also makes you a brainless, one-dimensional bowler that batters can smack around with ease.

Prasidh , Bumrah ,Saini ,Shami all have bowled 144-145 multiple times this IPL,Saini played one match this season and still bowled almost 150 , bowling deliberately slower ones in t20s doesn't mean they are 130 to low 140s bowlers
Sen is another one who can crank it to 150+
 
So what? That doesn't mean he can't remodel his action and come back.

No they are not. Out of these only Umran is capable of hitting that pace.

Shami and Prasidh Krishna are 135 kph bowlers. Bumrah and Saini are high 130s, low 140s.

I have seen Musa, Naseem, Haris Rauf all hit 95 mph. Zeeshan Zameer hasn't played as much top-level cricket but he too can easily crack that barrier. That said, only a fool would bowl at that pace consistently, especially if they are playing real cricket and not shugal, mela T20 cricket. Because not only does bowling at that pace reguarly open the risk of serious injuries that stay with you for a lifetime, but it also makes you a brainless, one-dimensional bowler that batters can smack around with ease.

So it means Hasnain is not a bowler but a chucker. Let him come back and we will see.

Which world do you live in, where Indian bowlers are always 5-8 ks slower than they actually bowl?

Where have you seen Musa Naseem hit 95mph? I am sure if they did, there would be some post regarding that on PP?
 
Naseem, Musa, Haris are all express for today's standards. Haris Rauf, Nortje and Lockie Ferguson are quite literally the fastest bowlers in the world today. Which alternate reality are you living in?

Haris is express, rest are not.

In terms of speed, Umran is right up there with Lockie and just behind Nortje.

You need to come out of your alternate reality.
 
Can I ask to stop making this an India Pakistan thing and just appreciate the talent.
 
Umran Malik's average pace is not 150 or 150ish. It is in the high 140s.

And that kind of pace is common in Pakistan. Just right now we have 4-5 bowlers who can bowl at that kind of pace.

No we don’t.

Only Rauf is quicker or as quick as Umran.

-Hasnain has been banned
-Shaheen can only deliver one over of 147-153 out of 4 in a T20
-Wasim JR is 145 max
-Naseem is 147-148 max
-Dahani is 145 max

We don’t actually have an express pacer unless Rauf goes full blow and tries to hit 155
 
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