Arshdeep Singh drops a big statement on the role of India’s senior fast bowlers in his growth in International cricket
From making his debut in the 2019 edition of the Indian T20 League to playing the 20-20 World Cup for the Indian Cricket Team, the 23-year-old Arshdeep Singh has, indeed, come a long way. He has impressed one and all with his fast-bowling exploits on the biggest stage.
The left-arm seamer has been delivering impressive performances while donning the Indian jersey. On Tuesday, he registered his best bowling figures in the 20-20 format in the third T20 international against the Netherlands.
Arshdeep Singh returned with four wickets while giving away 37 runs in his quota of four overs at McLean Park in Napier.
Siraj too was brilliant as he picked four wickets by bowling at hard lengths. Arshdeep used his variations to good effect, on the other hand. He accounted for the wicket of Daryl Mitchell with an accurate bouncer and then rattled Ish Sodhi’s stumps with a pink-point yorker.
Following his spell, Arshdeep Singh credited the senior bowlers in the team for helping him constantly improve and add new variations to his armory. He thanked Mohammed Shami, Siraj and Bhuvneshwar Kumar for improving his fast bowling skills.
“It’s all from the guidance from the experienced players in the team. I constantly try to learn from them. I try to learn hard-length deliveries from you (Siraj). I am learning knuckleball from Bhuvi (Bhuvneshwar Kumar) bhai.”
“Earlier I learned how to use yorkers from (Mohammed) Shami bhai. I try to improve myself and hope to step up and perform well when the team requires you to stop runs or get a wicket,” said Arshdeep in a chat with Mohammed Siraj in a video posted on BCCI.TV.
“I even had a thought that I can take a hat-trick or a five-wicket haul. But you did make a run-out and gave a team hat trick. The seniors advised me to bowl length and slower balls to deceive the opponent,” he added.
“I am learning and will try to implement it in the future. All is well that ends well. The team has got a series win and I am happy to witness your bowling and will try to do well in the future,” he concluded.
