Umran Malik receives warm welcome after visiting his hometown

Express pacer Umran Malik received a warm welcome after visiting his hometown Gujjar Nagar in Jammu recently. A felicitation ceremony from Mohalla Welfare Committee, Gujjar Nagar was also organized to honor the speedster for his selection in the Indian team.

Apart from Umran, the event was also attended by his father Abdul Rashid Malik, local SP City, and several other dignitaries. In a video being widely shared on social media, the pacer received a loud cheer from the locals as soon as he got off from his car. The teens and locals of the area surrounded Umran to take a selfie with the pace sensation. He was also presented with a memento by the organizing committee.

My son has received a lot of love from India: Umran’s father

‘Not only Gujjar Nagar or Jammu and Kashmir, but my son is also receiving a lot of love from all around the country. We just want him to do his best,” said Abdul Rashid Malik in the video.

Locals thanked SP City for honoring him on the occasion and wished the pacer breaks Shoaib Akhtar’s record to make India proud. After performing well in the current Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, Umran was recently named in the Indian squad to play a five-match T20I series against South Africa in June.

Talking about Umran’s performance in IPL 2022, the express pacer scalped a total of 22 wickets in just 14 matches for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). The pacer took the wickets at a strike rate of 13.40 but was a touch expensive, giving runs at an economy of 9.03. Talking about his overall numbers in the IPL, the right-arm pacer has played a total of 17 matches and scalped 24 wickets with his best figures being 5/25 against the new entrants Gujarat Titans (GT) in IPL 2022.

As mentioned above, the Men in Blue will take on South Africa in a five-match T20I series, with the first match to be played in New Delhi on June 9.