India vs SA 2022: Umran Malik WON'T be included in playing XI? Rahul Dravid drops BIG hint

Umran Malik bowls with sheer pace and consistently clocks speeds above 150kph and was used as a middle-overs enforcer by Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2022, picking 19 wickets in that phase, out of his haul of 22 wickets in the tournament.

India head coach Rahul Dravid has been excited by the prospect of seeing tearaway quick Umran Malik in India's practice sessions ahead of the first T20I against South Africa. However, at the same time, Dravid hinted that it will be difficult for the Jammu pacer to get game time against the Proteas.

Malik, 22, bowls with sheer pace and consistently clocks speeds above 150kph and was used as a middle-overs enforcer by Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2022, picking 19 wickets in that phase, out of his haul of 22 wickets in the tournament. Dravid had been keenly watching Malik in India's first practice session on Monday.

"It's exciting. He certainly bowled quick and with pace. Another thing which has been interesting for me watching the IPL from the outside is the number of Indian bowlers bowling fast."

"And obviously, being coach of all three formats of the game, I would love to see that translated into the longer formats of the game. But it is brilliant in terms of watching Umran in the nets, you can see that he has got that pace," said Dravid in the press conference.

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