New Delhi. In IPL 2024, will these fast bowlers be able to forget the ‘weak’ performance of the last season and show their talent again? This question is constantly rising in the minds of cricket lovers at this time. Talking about IPL 2023, the last season proved to be very ordinary for some fast bowlers who cost crores and proved to be a headache for the opposition batsmen. Express pace bowlers like Umran Malik, Kagiso Rabada and Alzarri Joseph not only proved expensive last season but their wickets ‘column’ was also not as ‘full’ as was expected. In such a situation, the fans’ trust in these fast bowlers not only decreased, some of them were even released from the franchise.
The reputation of these fast bowlers will be at stake in IPL 2024. He will have to prove through his performance that this ‘eclipse’ on the edge of his balls is very short and momentary and he is still a matchwinner. Let’s take a look at such speedsters whose performance along with the fans, their franchises would like to test.
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Umran Malik: Speed alone is not enough.
This strong-shouldered bowler from Jammu was considered the discovery of IPL. Umran Malik, who bowls the ball at a speed of more than 150 km per hour, has come as a pleasant breeze for Indian cricket. Through IPL, he traveled to Team India in a very short time. Umran’s talent was considered special in Indian cricket which was yearning for a bowler capable of terrorizing the opposition team with pace. He also showed promise for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in IPL 2022 by taking 22 wickets in 14 matches at an average of 20.18. Even the established batsmen looked frightened on his balls. However, Umran’s performance so far for the Indian team has been ordinary. He has definitely taken 13 wickets in 10 ODIs and 11 wickets in 8 T20Is but the economy rate is quite high. They ‘leak’ runs on one or two balls in every over.
Umran needs a lot of work on bowling. Along with speed, they will have to develop slower, cutters and knuckle balls. Besides, the tendency to bowl one or two weak balls in an over will also have to be controlled. In IPL- 2023, Umran was seen yearning for wickets. In 8 matches of this season, he was able to take only 5 wickets at an average of 43.40 and economy of 10.85. Although SRH has retained this player for Rs 4 crore out of confidence, there is a lot at stake for Umran in IPL 2024. He will have to prove that he is not a one-season wonder but a long-term horse. Let us tell you, in IPL 2022, Umran Malik had won applause by bowling the ball at a speed of 157 KM/H. He is currently at third place in terms of bowling the fastest ball in IPL history.
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Alzarri Joseph: RCB bet high on bad last season
Alzarri Joseph of West Indies is also a bowler with a speed of more than 145KM/H. Alzari, who was a member of the Under-19 World Cup champion Indies team, has the best bowling analysis of IPL (6/12) in his name, which he recorded against RCB while playing for Mumbai Indians. Last season was disappointing for him. Gujarat Titans had roped in Alzari for Rs 2.40 crore but he could only take seven wickets each in IPL 2022 and 2023. Not only this, his average and economy were also not good during this period.
Naturally, after this weak performance, GT released Alzarri but the release itself became a profitable deal for them. RCB has bought him for IPL 2024 for a huge amount of Rs 11.50 crore. Naturally, RCB’s expectations from Alzarri will also be huge and the 27-year-old bowler will have a challenge to live up to them.
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Avesh Khan: Need to bring diversity in bowling
The name of Madhya Pradesh’s Avesh Khan also first came into discussion after the Under-19 World Cup. Avesh has been playing in IPL since 2017 and has taken 55 wickets in 47 matches at an average of 27.33. Avesh, who has played for Delhi Capitals, RCB, Lucknow Supergiants, is a part of Rajasthan Royals in the current season, who have exchanged him from LSG for Rs 10 crore. As part of the deal, RR have taken Avesh along with them by trading Devdutt Padikal to LSG.
For Avesh, who took 24 wickets at an average of 18.75 in IPL 2021 and 18 wickets at an average of 23.11 in 2022, the last season of the tournament (IPL 2023) was full of disappointment and he took only 8 wickets in 9 matches at an average of 35.38 and an economy of 9.76. Could only take wickets. Avesh’s bowling also lacks variety, due to which he becomes ‘predictable’ for the opposition batsman. For the Indian team, Avesh has taken 9 wickets in 8 ODIs and 19 wickets in 20 T20s, but even during this period, his average and economy were not up to expectations. Playing for Rajasthan in IPL 2024, Avesh returned to his successful 2022 season. Would like to do.
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Kagiso Rabada: Have to perform as per the image
The name of South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada needs no introduction. The statistics of this 28 year old fast bowler in international cricket are excellent. He has 291 wickets in his name in 62 Tests, 157 in 101 ODIs and 58 wickets in 56 T20Is. The best bowling analysis in ODI debut is in the name of Rabada when he took 6 wickets for 16 runs against Bangladesh in Mirpur in July 2015. Talking about IPL, Rabada has taken 106 wickets in 69 matches at an average of 20.74. He has been a member of Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings team, although the last season was ordinary for him.
While playing for Punjab Kings in IPL 2023, he was able to take only 7 wickets in six matches at an average of 33.14 and economy of 10.08. Obviously no team expects such performance from its strike bowler. Punjab has added Rabada for Rs 9.25 crore in the 2022 season. He has also been retained for IPL 2024 but Rabada will have to give good performance in the new season.
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Umesh Yadav: A lot is at stake
36 year old Umesh Yadav may have had an international career of 13 years but he could not remain a permanent member of Team India in the shorter format. The reason for this is his lack of adequate control over the direction of the balls. Umesh’s balls many times leave the leg stump, due to which they prove to be expensive. Umesh, who has taken 170 wickets in 57 Tests, has been able to play only 75 ODIs and 9 T20s for India. In IPL, he has played for Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders. Umesh, who took 136 wickets in 141 matches of the tournament at an average of 30.04 and an economy of 8.38, had a bad season last season and could take only one wicket in 8 matches for KKR, his average was 189.00 and economy of 9.94.
After being released by KKR, it was Umesh’s good fortune that Gujarat Titans signed him for Rs 5.80 crore. The responsibility of proving the trust reposed by GT is now on Umesh. This fast bowler, who is going through the last phase of his career, has a lot to prove.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: March 19, 2024, 08:13 IST