‘Umran Malik Has X factor, Bowls at 150kph, But I Don’t Know..’: Markram Gives ‘Worrisome’ Reply on SRH Pacer
SRH skipper Aiden Markram gave a rather surprising reply on Umran Malik’s absence (Sportzpics)
Aiden Markram’s bizarre reply on not knowing what’s happening with Umran Malik ‘behind the scenes’ worries fans
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Aiden Markram gave a rather cryptic reply on Umran Malikās absence from the playing XI as SRH lined up to take on Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium on Thursday, May 18.
Malik has played just 7 matches this season for the Orange Army having contributed 5 wickets but hasnāt played a single game in the month of May. The tear-away pacer was left out of the playing XI once again as SRH hosted RCB.
Quizzed about Malikās absence, the Sunrisers captain gave a rather bizarre reply, saying he wasnāt too sure what was happening ābehind the scenesā.
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Renowned commentator Harsha Bhogle led the reactions to the astonishing remark from Markram who supposedly didnāt have a clue why Malik was kept out of action.
āWe wouldāve looked to bat ourselves, our bowlers have been our stronger suit. A couple of changes: Harry Brook comes back in, Kartik Tyagi and Nitish, the debutant, are in. (About Umran Malik) Not too sure to be honest. Certainly, heās a player with the X factor, bowls at 150kph, but I donāt really whatās about behind the scenes but he has a lot of X factor.. Lots of pride to play for. Guys are full of energy and determination,” said Markram after losing the toss against RCB.
The South African batterās words didnāt go down well with fans many of whom questioned Markramās tactics.
It is a bit worrisome when the captain says āI donāt know what is about behind the scenesā¦ā¦” I have been perplexed about Umran Malik not getting a game too.ā Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 18, 2023
āIt is a bit worrisome when the captain says āI donāt know what is about behind the scenesā¦ā¦” I have been perplexed about Umran Malik not getting a game too,” read the tweet from Bhogle.
Whatās it with Sunrisers Hyderabad and their captains? Something always seems amiss.Still trying to wrap my head around what Markram said about Umran. Which captain says things like ā I donāt know whatās happening (behind the scenes) in my team?
Weird!!
ā KSR (@KShriniwasRao) May 18, 2023
Aiden Markram on Umran Malikās exclusion from SRH Playing XI:āNot too sure, to be honest. Certainly, heās a player with the X factor, bowls at 150kph, but I donāt really know whatās going on behind the scenes.”
This is shocking! Absolutely baffling!
Why does the captain haveā¦
ā Prasenjit Dey (@CricPrasen) May 18, 2023
SRH is out of IPL 2023 but still they are not giving chances to Umran Malik āāļøSRH management surely doesnāt believe in team building for the future and this explains their bad performance for last 3 seasons. pic.twitter.com/Zv9sZ70BAu
ā Utsav (@utsav045) May 18, 2023
How does Markram not know whatās up with Umran Malik behind the scenes? Been a weird season, with weird vibes from SRH.ā Nikhil (@CricCrazyNIKS) May 18, 2023
Meanwhile, Sunrisers Hyderabad had 2 changes in their playing XI against RCB with Harry Brook and Kartik Tyagi returning to the side.