Umran Malik is an Indian cricketer who plays for the team India. Umran Malik was born on Nov 22, 1999; and as of 2024, he is 25 years old. Umran Malik is an all-rounder from and bats right-handed and bowls medium seam. In Umran Malik’s ODI career, he has played 10 matches to date in his ODI career and has scored 2 runs, with an average of 2.
Umran Malik has hit 0 fours and 0 sixes in his ODI career. One of his recent ODI matches took place in Jul 2023 at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, where he contributed 0 runs off 2 balls. Umran Malik has played 8 matches to date in his T20 career and has scored 5 runs, with an average of 0.
Umran Malik has hit 1 fours and 0 sixes in his T20 career. In his most recent T20 match against New Zealand at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India, which took place in Feb 2023, Umran Malik contributed 0 runs off 0 balls to his team’s total.
He made his IPL debut in 2021. Umran Malik has played 26 matches to date in his IPL career and has scored 23 runs, with an average of 11.50. With his highest IPL score being 19* runs. Umran Malik has hit 1 four and 2 sixes in his IPL career.
In the IPL Auction 2024, the Hyderabad franchise acquired the services of Umran Malik for Rs 4.00 Cr. In May 2023, he played his last IPL match against Mumbai at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India, scoring 0 runs off 0 balls.
Umran Malik Biography
| Full name | Umran Malik |
| Famous for | Bowling the fastest over of the IPL 2021 during a match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore on 6 October 2021 |
| Date of Birth/DOB/ age | Nov 22, 1999 (24 years) |
| Birth Place | Gujjar Nagar, Jammu & Kashmir |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Scorpio |
| Profession | Cricketer (Fast Bowler) |
| Country | India |
| Cricket Role | Bowler |
| Father name | Abdul Rashid (a fruit seller) |
| Mother name | His mother is a homemaker |
| Siblings | One elder sister and a younger brother |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Spouse or Girlfriend | |
| Children | |
| Education Qualification | Class tenth drop-out |
| Religion | Islam |
| Current Residence | Gujjar Nagar in Jammu |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Batting Style | Right hand Bat |
| Bowling Style | Right arm Fast |
| Domestic Cricket debut | |
| International Debut | T20– 26 June 2022 against Ireland at The Village ODI– 25 November 2022 against New Zealand at Eden Park |
| Teams | Jammu and Kashmir, Sunrisers Hyderabad, India A, India, Indians, Rest of India |
Umran Malik Physical Statistics
| Height | in centimeters– 180 cm in meters– 1.80 m in feet & inches– 5’ 9” |
| Weight | |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Natural Black |
Umran Malik Profile
Umran Malik is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Indian cricket team while representing Jammu and Kashmir domestically. Known as Jammu Express, Malik is one of the fastest bowlers India has ever produced and is one of the fastest bowlers in world cricket right now. Born on 22 November 1999 in Jammu, he is just 23 years of age at the time of IPL 2023.
Umran Malik’s father Abdul Rashid is a fruit seller in Shaheedi Chowk and Seema Begum, in Gujjar Nagar. In April 2021, Malik was selected as one of three net bowlers for the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad. On 3 October 2021, he made his debut in the IPL, against Kolkata Knight Riders, during the 49th match of the 2021 Indian Premier League. Malik gained attention during the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore when he bowled five balls in a row at more than 150 km.
As a result of his fast-bowling, he was named as a net bowler for India’s team for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. He made his first-class debut on 23 November 2021, for India A against South Africa A. Malik was retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2022 auction for a figure of Rs 4 Cr. On 27 April 2022, in the 2022 Indian Premier League match against the Gujarat Titans, Malik took his first five-wicket haul in Twenty20 cricket.
He was also named the Emerging Player of the tournament. He made his T20I debut on 26 June 2022, for India against Ireland. He made his ODI debut for the India cricket team in November 2022 against New Zealand. He dismissed Devon Conway as his first wicket. In January 2023, Malik clocked 155kmph in his 17th over in (T20I) at Wankhede Stadium Mumbai against Sri Lanka.
He broke the record of Jasprit Bumrah for the fastest ball bowled by an Indian. He also clocked 157kmph in an IPL 2022 match against Chennai Super Kings in Pune.
Umran Malik Career Stats
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 10 | 9 | 366 | 399 | 13 | 3/57 | 3/57 | 30.69 | 6.54 | 28.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 8 | 8 | 139 | 243 | 11 | 3/48 | 3/48 | 22.09 | 10.48 | 12.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 12 | 17 | 1034 | 714 | 16 | 3/25 | 4/121 | 44.62 | 4.14 | 64.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 14 | 13 | 564 | 627 | 15 | 3/57 | 3/57 | 41.80 | 6.67 | 37.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 54 | 54 | 1070 | 1624 | 65 | 5/25 | 5/25 | 24.98 | 9.10 | 16.4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Batting & Fielding
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2* | 2.00 | 11 | 18.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T20Is | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4* | – | 2 | 250.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FC | 12 | 12 | 5 | 73 | 18 | 10.42 | 86 | 84.88 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| List A | 14 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 8.00 | 19 | 84.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| T20s | 54 | 14 | 10 | 46 | 19* | 11.50 | 40 | 114.99 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
Umran Malik IPL Auction Price History
Year | Price | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.00 Cr | Hyderabad |
| 2023 | 4.00 Cr | Hyderabad |
| 2024 | 4.00 Cr | Hyderabad |
Umran Malik’s Social Media Accounts
| Umran Malik (@umran_malik_1) | |
| Umran Malik (@umran_malik_01) | |
| Wikipedia | Umran Malik |
Some Lesser-Known Facts About Umran Malik
- Umran Malik is an Indian fast bowler known to clock express speeds in a domestic-level format. He replaced the Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Thangarasu Natarajan as the latter went on complete isolation due to his COVID-19 positive report on 22 September 2021.
- After the match on 3 October 2021 where Umran clocked 151.03 kmph speed, the SRH team’s captain Kane Williamson termed him as a special talent.
- He started playing cricket at the age of 17 at the Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council in Srinagar where he was spotted by Randhir Minhas, the head of that academy popularly known as ‘Rajan Sir’ there.
- As Umran was impressive with his pace, his coach criticized him for his casual approach towards the sport. He scolded him to get serious and disciplined in order to pursue his dreams. Further, he described him as a raw talent with immense potential but needs more guidance.
- A few months later, he got selected in the U-19 Jammu and Kashmir team but was omitted from the playing eleven in every match played there.
- He developed his pace while playing with a tennis ball during childhood. Coming from a family who could barely afford his expenses, his father motivated him to continue with this game.
- While he was practicing in the nets, the then coach of the Assam team and the former wicketkeeper of India Ajay Ratra saw him bowling in the nets. So impressed with his pace that he condemn the selectors for not selecting him in the Jammu & Kashmir’s team.
- He soon got selected in the Jammu & Kashmir team where former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan was the mentor of that side.
- Pathan recalled that time when he saw Umran for the first time in a camp in Jammu.
- Pathan and then Jammu & Kashmir’s coach Milap Mewada wanted to nurture this talent by providing him with maximum training to prepare him for the upcoming tournaments. However in 2019, due to the protests in Kashmir for the withdrawal of Article 370, the state was under curfew. As a result, the training camp was abandoned and the players were sent back to their homes.
- Then Syed Ashiq Bukhari, a former IPS officer and current CEO of JKCA instructed the district police office to personally go to every player’s home and bring them safely to the camp. After getting selected in the IPL, he caught the eye of the team management when their batter and the Australian star cricketer David Warner was seen getting beaten with his raw pace.
- He made his T20 debut on 18 January 2021 against the Railways team in the Syed Mushtaq Trophy under the leadership of Parvez Rasool. Jammu & Kashmir after winning the toss opted to field first. Both Railway openers gave the team, a solid start of 104 runs. On the very first delivery of the 14th over, Umran sent their captain Karn Sharma (bowled) back to the pavilion. Three balls later, he dismissed Mrunal Devdhar on a score of 57. He then took another wicket in the 16th over, thus completing his spell of four overs conceding 24 runs for three wickets with a decent economy rate of 6.00. Jammu & Kashmir won the match with more than four overs to spare.
- A month later, he made his List-A debut against the Bengal team on 22 February in the Vijay Hazare Trophy at Videocon Academy Ground (Kolkata). He conceded 98 runs in his spell of ten overs with an economy rate of 9.8 but managed to take one wicket in that match. Jammu on the other side lost the match by 82 runs.
- He got selected in the playing eleven for the injured Sandeep Sharma in the Sunrisers Hyderabad team against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Dubai International Stadium. Sunrisers scored 115 runs while batting first. In reply, Kolkata was 11 for no loss when Umar came out to bowl in the fourth over. He conceded nine runs in his first over with a speed average of 145 kmph. In a full quota of four overs, he conceded 27 runs with an economy of 6.75. Though the Sunrisers lost the match Umran’s bowling won everybody’s heart.
- He was loaded with praises from all over the world.
