Brett Lee has dominated world cricket with his brisk pace. The retired Aussie was thrilled witnessing Indians consistently clocking around 150kmph. Brett Lee opened about the Indian young pace sensation Umran Malik who made heads turn in IPL 2022. In addition, he believes if Malik works on some technical aspects of his bowling he can bowl even faster. His consistency in bowling over 150 is what has led to Umran’s inclusion in the T20I squad against South Africa. Apart from Malik, Mohsin Khan had also impressed Lee.
Umran Malik is a great find: Brett Lee
“Let me have a week with him, I’ll make him touch 160 (smiles). Well, it’s all about training. You’ve got to train correctly and know how to train well. It’s about getting the basics right, doing them better than anyone else. And by that I mean the fundamentals of bowling fast. A lot of people try to over-complicate things. You don’t have to. Bowling can be very simple. And without giving too much away, there are a few little things in his run-up where I would adjust and tinker with. And that would definitely make him bowl quicker.“
Brett Lee
Is it even more challenging in this era of three-format, non-stop cricket?
“As a youngster, you want to try and play as much cricket as possible. Towards the back end of your career, it’s probably different. So if I’m Umran Malik, I would not be choosing one format or the other at the moment. Let him play all forms of the game, because you’re young and agile and very fit. I want to see him prosper in all formats, because I believe he’s got all the skills that can prosper in all three formats rather than just one,” Lee added.
