Umran Malik may have been the find of the IPL last year, but the fast bowler found himself in the line of fire this season.
He was criticised for leaking runs and taking fewer wickets. As a result, the Sunrisers Hyderabad dropped the 23-year-old from Jammu and Kashmir after just a handful of games.
However, Umran made it to SRH playing XI for the game vs Mumbai Indians and ahead of that clash he hit back at his critics.
Responding to the criticism, he said that last year, he played all games and bowled all overs. But in IPL 2023, he bowled fewer overs and as a result, took 5 wickets only.
'I don't think my pace is impacted. If I bowl only two overs... I also need some overs to heat up my batteries and get that pace up,' Umran added.