India vs Sri Lanka 2023

‘I saw Arshdeep Singh completely lose it in the T20 game against Sri Lanka’- Former Australia cricketer on Arshdeep’s no ball disaster against Sri Lanka

Arshdeep Singh did not have the best comeback game in the Indian side after his injury. He went on to become the first bowler to bowl five no-balls in a T20I game. This happened in the second T20I against Sri Lanka in their three-match T20I series. He conceded 37 runs in his two overs.

Former Australian pacer shared his insights on Arshdeep’s poor show against the Islanders. He said that the left-arm pacer had completely lost his rhythm. Arshdeep conceded 18 runs in his second over and 19 runs in his first over. After bowling his first over in the Pune game, he had 12 no-balls in his T20I career. He bowled two more no-balls in his second over.

No ball is a bowler’s worst enemy – Brett Lee to Arshdeep Singh

“I saw India’s Arshdeep Singh completely lose it in that T20 game against Sri Lanka a few days back. He bowled no ball after no ball after no ball. 5 no balls in that game. It would be a hard pill to swallow for him. He only bowled two overs conceding 37 runs. And he was returning to the side after being sidelined with an injury. He overstepped three times in a row in his second over. Sometimes a bowler can lose rhythm when they are coming back from an injury because they are trying too hard. They lose their shape and momentum. It’s tough because you want to achieve that dream of picking wickets and keep the captain happy,” Brett Lee said on his YouTube channel.

Lee said that Arshdeep will conquer the scars from the no-ball saga and will come back with flying colours. He opined that the youngster should start from a clean slate. “No ball is a bowler’s worst enemy. Nothing costs a bowler more mental agony and embarrassment than a no-ball because you not only have to bowl an extra delivery, you give the license to the batter to do anything he/she wants. It’s a dagger through the bowler’s heart. I believe Arshdeep has the goods to back it up. My advice to him would be go back to training, delete it, find out what you did wrong and learn from that mistake,” Lee added.

Arshdeep was not picked in the ODI series against New Zealand. He could still end up playing for India in the T20I series against the Kiwis which is to follow. He has picked up 36 wickets in T20I at an average of 18.19 and an economy rate of 8.41. In the 20-20 World Cup in Australia, the man from Punjab picked up 10 wickets in 6 matches for the Men in Blue and emerged as the leading death bowler for India in the tournament. He bowled the tough overs for the national side.