IPL 2022: He is on a very steep learning curve-SRH coach Moody backs pacer Umran Malik to come back stronger

Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Tom Moody is not worried about pace sensation Umran Malik's sudden lean patch and said his side were doing their best to ensure the youngster learns from experience.

Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Tom Moody has backed pace sensation, Umran Malik, to come back stronger from his sudden lean patch in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2022. Moody said the SRH coaching unit was doing its best to ensure the youngsters learn from experience.

Though he has grabbed 15 wickets from eight matches, Malik has returned wicketless in the last three matches with the batters opting for a counter-attacking approach against him. In the match against RCB on Sunday, Malik leaked 20 runs in his first over as Faf du Plessis and Rajat Patidar went into attacking mode against him.

"It's a real learning experience for him. Looking at the volume of cricket that he has had is very, very minimal really," Moody said after SRH lost by 67 runs.

"So this run of games in a row for him is something that he's not used to. He's not used to playing this regular cricket, the high intensity of the cricket that IPL brings.

"He's on a very steep learning curve. Over the last couple of outings, there's no question that he has not got it right. We are doing our best to support and guide him to learn from these experiences," Moody said.

Faf du Plessis and Rajat Patidar gave RCB a strong start after they lost Virat Kohli on the very first ball and then Dinesh Karthik made full use of his drop catch to play a superb cameo of 30 not out from eight balls to prop up the total to 192/3.

"It's the small margins that we didn't capitalise on. We should not have been chasing the total that we ended up chasing.