Who is Omar Nazir Mir? Made Rohit Sharma his victim in Ranji Trophy; Know 5 interesting things related to this fast bowler

Who is Umar Nazir Mir: Jammu and Kashmir fast bowler Omar Nazir Mir bowled brilliantly against Mumbai in the second round of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 on Thursday. This tall bowler troubled the key players of the Indian team, taking 4 wickets for 41 runs in 11 overs.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma became the first victim of Umar, who has been struggling with his poor form for quite some time. Rohit walked away after scoring only 3 runs. After this, Umar Nazir Mir dismissed Mumbai captain Ajinkya Rahane for just 12 runs and achieved the third success by dismissing Hardik Tamor LBW.

Umar got his fourth wicket in the form of Shivam Dubey. Dubey was out on a duck. Seeing Umar's deadly bowling, many cricket fans will be very curious to know about him. In this article, we will tell you 5 interesting things about Jammu and Kashmir bowler Omar Nazir Mir.

5. Omar Nazir Mir's height is 6 feet 4 feet

Umar Nazir Mir is from Malikpora, a small town in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. His full name is Omar Nazir Ahmed Mir and he was born on 3 November 1993. The 31-year-old tall right-arm fast bowler has troubled the batsmen for many years, as he did in the first innings against Mumbai. Mir takes full advantage of his height while bowling.

4. Amazing figures in first class cricket

It has been many years since Omar Nazir Mir has been playing cricket. He made his first class debut in 2013 against Assam. In the 57 matches played so far, he has taken 138 wickets at an average of 29.12. Mir has been successful in taking 5 wicket haul 6 times.

3. Has represented India C in Deodhar Trophy

Umar Nazir Mir was a part of India C during the Deodhar Trophy in 2018-19. Big players like Suresh Raina, Ajinkya Rahane were also included in this team. Apart from these, young players like Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Washington Sundar and Navdeep Saini were also in the team.

2. Umar Nazir Mir has been a net bowler in IPL.

Umar Nazir Mir has not yet got a chance to debut in IPL. However, he has definitely joined this league as a net bowler. He has played the role of net bowler for Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings.

1. Has been unsold many times in IPL

Umar Nazir Mir tried his luck several times to play in IPL. However, he has been unfortunate that no franchise has shown interest in including him in their squad. Mir has remained unsold in the IPL auction thrice so far.