SunRisers Hyderabad’s sensational pacer Umran Malik, who has impressed one and all with his terrific bowling spells and raw pace, has been rewarded with a maiden call-up to the national side for the upcoming T20Is against South Africa.
Yes, you read that right. On Sunday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced the squad for the upcoming T20I series against South Africa. While senior players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Moahmmed Shami, have been rested for the upcoming series, on the other hand, KL Rahul has been named as the captain of the Indian side.
The talented bowler from Jammu breathed fire as he clocked above 150 km/h on a consistent basis in the ongoing 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League. Though he was a tad expensive on certain situations, but the young pacer made regular breakthroughs and also took a five-wicket haul against the Gujarat Titans (GT). It won’t be wrong to say that Umran Malik has been one of the finds of the ongoing season.
Therefore, Umran Malik became one of the major highlight of the Indian T20 squad announced by the BCCI.
India’s T20I Squad:
KL Rahul (Capt), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(VC) (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Venkatesh Iyer, Y Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, R Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik
Check out BCCI’s Tweet:
T20I Squad – KL Rahul (Capt), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(VC) (wk),Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Venkatesh Iyer, Y Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, R Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik
— BCCI (@BCCI) May 22, 2022
Meanwhile, fans on social media were thrilled with the inclusion of Umran Malik in the Indian cricket team. Social media has been buzzing with amazing reactions from the fans.
Check out some of the best reactions:
Big congratulations to Umran Malik and Arshdeep Singh on getting into @BCCI squad for the series versus South Africa
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— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) May 22, 2022
IPL’s performances are considered only for inclusions in the Indian squads and not for exclusions, and rightly so. Many players, who had below par IPL, have managed to retain their places. Arshdeep and Umran Malik rewarded for good IPL seasons.
— Rahul Rawat (@rawatrahul9) May 22, 2022
Dream come true moment for Umran Malik .
Congratulations and best wishes Bhai.#IndvsSA pic.twitter.com/EYwXVLq03U— Bilal Rashid (@BilalRashid__) May 22, 2022
Congratulations @arshdeepsinghh and Umran Malik for the India call-up! So proud to see your efforts paying off. All the best, lads
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 22, 2022
He deserve a place in indian Team.#IPl2022 #MIvsSRH #UmranMalik pic.twitter.com/R7oCq6YHFP
— Dhiyash Naidu (@dhiyash155999) May 18, 2022
It’s happening
Umran Malik
— SunRisers Hyderabad Trends
(@TrendsSRH) Umran Malik receives his maiden call-up for Team India
— Thyview (@Thyview) May 22, 2022
Well done Umran Malik. We will be watching the forthcoming T20 series against the Proteas very keenly. https://t.co/KdoAfflAdZ
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) May 22, 2022
Congratulations to Umran Malik for getting selected to the Indian team. Huge moment for this young lad.
— Abubakkar Siddique (@Absiddik018) May 22, 2022
Dinesh Karthik and Kuldeep Yadav returns after years
— 𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙝. (@hrishikesh__j27) May 22, 2022
and Mohsin Khan deserves chance more than Umran Malik. Congratulations to Umran Malik on being selected for the Indian Cricket team in the upcoming T20 Series against SA. This is not only a big achievement for him, he has also become an role model for budding talent in J&K. I wish him luck and more success representing India @BCCI.
— Imran Nabi Dar (@ImranNDar) May 22, 2022
Congratulations to Umran Malik for getting selected to the Indian team. Huge moment for this young lad.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 22, 2022
South Africa’s T20I Squad:
Temba Bavuma (C), Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Marco Jansen
Also Read: IND vs SA: BCCI Announced Squad For T20I Series; KL Rahul Named Captain
