"What's The Use Of Bowling That Fast If...": Ishant Sharma's Big Take On Umran Malik

Umran Malik has often been wayward with his line and length. His economy in ODIs is 6.45 RPO while in T20Is it's 10.48.

For the India pace department, Umran Malik's emergence came as a breath of fresh air. With terrifying pace, Malik offers a commodity that is rare in Indian cricket - express pace. He performed brilliantly for SunRisers Hyderabad in Indian Premier League (IPL) and was fast-tracked into the Indian team for the limited-overs formats. He has so far played eight ODIs (13 wickets) and eight T20Is (11 wickets). However, he has often been wayward with his line and length. His economy in ODIs is 6.45 RPO while in T20Is it's 10.48.

Veteran India pacer Ishant Sharma, however, has advised Umran to not be too focussed on his line and wants him to rather concentrate on his pace.

"He shouldn't worry about where the deliveries land. With experience, he will understand. So if he can bowl at 150 or 160, he should concentrate only on that. He should just back himself and should not worry about leaking runs. What is the use of bowling that fast if the batters don't end up closing their eyes in fear? So someone should tell him and give him the confidence that you have to bowl so fast that batters fail to see it," Ishant said on Cricbuzz show 'Rise Of New India'.

Recently, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar said that he would be really happy if Umran Malik breaks his record of bowling the fastest delivery in international cricket.