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Updated November 9th, 2021 at 23:33 IST

J&K L-G Sinha congratulates Umran Malik on selection to India A squad

Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha on Tuesday congratulated Umran Malik, rookie pacer from the UT, for making a cut to India 'A' squad for South Africa.

Reported by: Kamal Joshi
Jammu & Kashmir
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Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday congratulated Umran Malik, rookie pacer from the union territory, for making a cut to India 'A' squad for South Africa. The L-G called it a beginning of a marvellous journey and wished him success in his cricketing career.

Sinha tweeted, "Many congratulations to pacer Umran Malik for joining India 'A' squad, leaving for South Africa tour. It is his hard work and sheer devotion to the game and I am sure this is a beginning of a marvellous journey for Umran. Best wishes to him for a successful cricketing career."

India A tour of South Africa: 14-member squad announced; Umran Malik makes cut

Quickie Umran Malik was named in India A squad for the tour of South Africa starting November 23. The India A team, led by Gujarat top-order batter Priyank Panchal, will play three-four day matches in Bloemfontein. 

The 21-year-old right-arm pacer has only featured in one List A game and eight T20 matches till now in his budding career. He has not been featured in any red ball game.

The player from Jammu shot into the limelight due to his raw pace in the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) in UAE. He had clocked 152.95- the fastest ball by any baller in the history of the tournament- during Sunrisers Hyderabad's match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Due to his stellar performance, he was also chosen as a net bowler for the Indian team during the Men's T20 world cup.

On this T20 debut, the pacer picked up 3 wickets for 24 runs against Railways, including a wicket for ex-India player Karn Sharma. He has picked up six wickets in four games in the in-progress Sayed Mushtaq Ali T20 domestic championship. 

South Africa tour: India A squad

India ‘A’ squad for SA tour: Priyank Panchal (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Devdutt Padikkal, Sarfaraz Khan, Baba Aparajith, Upendra Yadav (wicket-keeper), K Gowtham, Rahul Chahar, Saurabh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Umran Malik, Ishan Porel, Arzan Nagwaswalla

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Published November 9th, 2021 at 23:33 IST

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