Brian Lara backs THIS Indian youngster to make it big for Team India in the future

West Indies legend Brian Lara feels Indian pacer Umran Malik 'could definitely become one of the best' players in the future for Team India provided the youngster adds some variety to his bowling.

"He will be a sensation, but very quickly he will have to learn that fast bowling really does not trouble the best players in the world. You have to have the ability to do something with the ball, be sensible, and maybe understand times when you have to trickle back or understand the times when you have to up the tempo. He is very young and has got a lot of years ahead of him," Lara said on 'Wake Up With Sorabh' YouTube channel.

Picked up from the IPL last year after having an impressive season for the Sunrisers Hyderabad, Umran made his T20I and ODI debuts for India as well. However the youngster's form dipped this year which eventually saw himself being dropped from his IPL side.

Lara also emphasised how the current SRH bowling coach Dale Steyn can help the pacer improve his skillset to become a valuable asset in the future.

"We have had so many different examples. Wasim Akram was raw pace, Malcolm Marshall had destructive pace, and Michael Holding. But they all know that at some point in time, they had to come with a lot more tricks than just being able to bowl fast. If he (Umran Malik) works with Dale Steyn, he could definitely be one of the best India could produce," he added.

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