Cricket / Umran Malik father Abdul Rashid Malik is Fruit Seller wants his son to play for Team India One Day

Cricket: Jammu and Kashmir fast bowler Umran Malik created a sensation while playing for Hyderabad Sunrisers in IPL 2021. The 21-year-old young pacer had bowled at 150 kmph during the IPL. Because of which he was selected as a net bowler with the Indian team in the ICC T20 World Cup. In addition, Malik has been included in India's team 'A' for the four-day series against South Africa 'A' .

'Our child will play for India one day'

These successes of Umran Malik have given immense happiness to his father Abdul Rashid. Meanwhile, Rashid told IANS in a phone conversation on Friday, 'He tells me, Papa, I want to play for India.' Our prayers have always been with him. We pray to Allah that our child plays for India one day. Now his name has come in Team A of India.

hope of selection in team india

Umran Malik has said that I hope that his name will also appear in the Indian team in the future. He told, 'He is not our child, he is the child of the country. Now our only wish is to see him playing well, which will make the country proud. We are very happy. Entire Jammu and Kashmir and India is happy for this child. The whole country is praising him. Because he has bowled very well.

Showed power in IPL 2021

In IPL 2021, Umran Malik was given a place in Sunrisers Hyderabad after fast bowler T Natarajan's Kovid-19 positive report came. After this, he performed well in the IPL, surprising everyone with his bowling speed. Meanwhile, the attention of many cricketers including Indian captain Virat Kohli had gone to him.

Ball bowled at a speed of 150 kmph

Abdul Rashid has credited Allah for his son's speed, whom Malik recorded in the top-10 fastest balls of IPL 2021. He finished second among bowlers with a maximum delivery of 152.95 kmph.

practiced in college

Abdul Rashid said, 'Malik did not learn anything from anywhere. It is his own strength which he used to practice in cricket academy as well as college. Allah has given him the strength to bowl well.

'Umran has a lot of power'

Abdul Rashid said, 'He has a lot of power and he used to play cricket all day. He used to leave at 10 in the morning and come back at 7 in the evening. While leaving for practice, he used to carry 3-4 bottles of water with him. He used to say that Papa, I have to go for practice.

Umran's father sells fruits

Malik comes from a simple family of Gujjar Nagar in Jammu. Fruit seller Rashid says that his family always supports his son to play cricket. He was interested in cricket since he was three or four years old. We never stopped him from playing cricket. Whatever he needed to play the game, we provided him with everything.