Sunil Gavaskar mighty impressed with Umran Malik, feels he will play for India soon

Hyderabad have won four out of their first six games of the Indian T20 league 2022. They have had several positives signs as they now look like a force to reckon with. However, one of the major positives for the orange army is the rise of Umran Malik. The Jammu and Kashmir pacer has managed to impress several experts and pundits.

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His ability to clock the 150 kmph mark regularly is one of a kind. As a matter of fact, he went on to pick an amazing four-fer during Hyderabad's previous game against Punjab. During the game, he didn't give a single run in the 20th over as well. Besides, Hyderabad's management continues to back him. Even the legendary Sunil Gavaskar was impressed by Malik's skills.

Alongside the pacer's speed, he was also impressed by his accuracy. Gavaskar felt that Malik could become an "unplayable" bowler. While speaking on Star Sports, the legend reckoned that the pacer will go on to play for India.

"Umran Malik has been very, very impressive with his speed but more than his speed, it's his accuracy (that's impressed). A lot of guys who bowl at that speed tend to spray the ball around but Umran bowls very few wide deliveries.

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If he can control the wides down the leg side, he will be a tremendous bowler because that will mean he'll be attacking the stumps all the time, and with his pace, it's not easy to hit straight. If he bowls wicket-to-wicket, he's going to be pretty much an unplayable bowler. He's going to play for India," said Sunil Gavaskar.

It is to be noted that Dale Steyn has also been vocal about his opinion on Malik. He has gone on to speak very highly of the talented bowler. The Hyderabad bowling coach recently drew light on Malik.

"My job with Umran is to ensure he runs fast and make players play differently. My job is to try and make him forward-thinking as to what the batters are planning on doing. It's exciting for us to sit back and watch what a genius he is. I don't want to turn him into what I was, all I want is his geniuses to come out," said Dale Steyn.