Malik is doing everything right, he has grabbed the attention of fans as well as former cricketers like no one else. The Sunrises Hyderabad fast bowler has scalped 15 wickets from the 8 games that he has played so far in this season. Malik has delivered for the side, it will be important from SRH's point of view that the pacer can continue on his good form.
The right-arm pacer took 5 wickets for 25 runs in the game against is team lost the match after brilliance from Rashid Khan with the bat. However, former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar praised the young fast bowler. Gavaskar is of the opinion that Malik should be taken to England for India's upcoming tour.
“The next for him, I think the Indian team. He might not play in the XI because India have got Mohammed, Bumrah, Mohammed S and Umesh. So, he might not play. But just traveling with his group, traveling with the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, sharing the dressing room with just look what is going to happen to him!” Sunil Gavaskar said on Star Sports after the match.
Earlier this season, when Malik's four-wicket haul helped SRH beat Punjab Kings, another Congress leader, Tharoor, had also called for him to be inducted into the Indian squad.
"We need him in India colors asap. What a phenomenal talent. Blood him before he burns out! Take him to England for the Test match green top. He and Mohammed bowling in tandem will terrify the Anger" he had tweeted.
"From the outside looking in, definitely, Lynn said on T20 Time Out after Malik's maiden five-for dismantled Gujarat Titans' batting, before Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan created their own magic to stun at the stadium. "I will factor the wickets are bouncy here in Australia and you suppose that youth and just that guys haven't played against it. You keep going back to whom you drop because it is such a formidable [bowling] line-up, but would love to see this guy in the World Cup. He's going to take the world by storm if he does get a chance at the international level. It is lucky that I am not a selector for India."
Malik's figures of 5 for 25 are the second-best by an uncapped Indian. According to Smart Stats, his five wickets were worth almost eight, and his bowling impact of 166.64 is the highest ever for a bowler in a match.
Raw pace remains Malik's as he consistently delivers 145-plus kph speeds, including crossing the 150-barrier frequently. Such high pace, pointed out, is rare and makes every ball an event.
"Potentially. It might be the best thing for him coming under the umbrella of the NCA, and they can manage his workloads, because there is a temptation for a player of his pace to keep bowling. I am reflecting on my conversation with Shane Bond and the fact that he thought the more you bowled, the slower you got.
"In the subcontinent, you are used as a net bowler, you are going on tours and things like that. So the workload could get a bit much. This is just how it's looked after in the next couple of years for India and how to get the best out of him."
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