MUMBAI: He has been called as the 'find of the IPL,' he has scorched the tournament with his express pace, having clocked 157kmph on the latest occasion, but, having a fair idea of what fast bowling is all about, India's premier pacer Mohammed Shami wants the world to go easy on Umran Malik, the Sunrisers tearaway from Jammu.
"I agree that he has pace. However, personally speaking, I'm not a big fan of pace. If your ball moves both ways at 140kmph and reverses, then it's enough to trouble any batsman. So, he has pace, but he will take time to mature, because, along with pace, we (pacers) need to upgrade ourselves too," Shami said at a media interaction organized by the Gujarat Titans on Friday.