ISLAMABAD
Indian pace ace Umran Malik in a recent interview has said that despite being compared to Akhtar all the time, he doesn’t think about breaking his record of bowling the fastest delivery.
“I’m only thinking about performing well for the country,” Umran told India’s News 24 Thursday, adding that “If I do well and if I’m lucky, I’ll break that, but I don’t think about it at all.”
“You don’t get to realize how fast you’ve bowled during the match,” Malik said. “It’s only when we come back after the game we realize our pace.”
Akhtar holds the record for the fastest delivery bowled in international cricket (161kph) against New Zealand in 2002. Last year, the Rawalpindi Express said he will be happy if the Indian pacer ends up breaking his record. “I want to see him have a long career,” Akhtar had said.
