“8/10 times he brings you three wickets and ends the game,” said Jadeja as he showered the Indian star.
Team India kicked off the new year with his 2-1 win over Sri Lanka in his T20I series of three games. It was an all-around successful performance by a young group led by Hardik Pandya. Looking back at some of the many positives, it will be Shivam Mavi’s sensational Indian debut, Axar Patel fully following in Ravindra Jadeja’s footsteps and Suryakumar Yadav dominating the racket. .
Mavi scalped his four wickets in the first match for India and became his player key in the series opener which India secured with his two runs. Axor, meanwhile, was named Player of the Series in a comprehensive show that included batting, bowling, and fielding.
In the second encounter India lost by 16 runs, Suryakumar Yadav struck a half-century. He then performed even better in his third and final T20I, in which he beat Ton who finished third.
Aside from three names, his one other player who had a great performance was India’s latest pace sensation, Umran Malik. The Jammu and Kashmir pacemaker became T20Is the leading wicket taker when he scalped seven wickets from his eleven overs thrown during the series.
Not only that, but he clocked his 155 km/h with his second T20I speedgun. This is the highest speed achieved by an Indian pacemaker. Malik’s phenomenal performance was praised by almost every corner and former Indian hitter Ajay Jadeja was also very impressed with the youngster. The former cricketer praised Malik and compared his pacemaker to Indian legend Jabagar Srinath.
“The way he’s bowling now, he’s running, there’s no bowler in India I’ve seen in a long time. Srinath was the last one I can remember.”
“There’s something special about this guy, so take advantage of him. When the tail comes, bring Umran Malik. With his 8 in 10 minutes, he brings his 3 wickets and ends the game,” he said in an interaction on Cribbuzz.