When India won the T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies last year, Arshdeep Singh was one of their most impressive players. In the shortest format, the left-arm seamer also holds the record for most wickets taken by India. He hasn’t, however, been a consistent member of India’s playing XI in the current Asia Cup.
Hardik Pandya will share the new ball with Jasprit Bumrah, who is the only specialist seamer selected by the Gautam Gambhir-led squad management. When necessary, Shivam Dube has also rolled his arm over. India has been able to increase the depth of their batting lineup and include three spinners in the playing XI as a result. Arshdeep returned with figures of 1/37 after playing the meaningless match against Oman.
In India’s Super-Four match against Sri Lanka on Friday, September 26, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, the Punjab Kings seamer took Bumrah’s place. Arshdeep bowled with accuracy in the latter part of the innings after being costly in his opening two overs inside the powerplay as Sri Lanka attempted to reach a target of 203 runs. Arshdeep Singh bowled excellently, taking two wickets in five deliveries and conceding just two runs after the game entered a Super Over.
Ravichandran Ashwin, a former spinner for India, expressed his admiration for Arshdeep Singh skill and stated that the 26-year-old ought to be a lock for the starting lineup.
“I was stating before the Asia Cup that Arshdeep Singh is a must for this Indian squad. His argument was recently validated once again. What a fantastic way to end the game. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin said, “His bowling performance in the Super Over reaffirmed why he is essential.”
“Jasprit Bumrah was absent from this game, which is a major blow to any team, but he will be back in the final, which will help India.” However, Arshdeep Singh has once again demonstrated why he is one of India’s best bowlers with an outstanding performance,” he continued.
In this format, I’ll be bold and declare that he is India’s best bowler: Ashwin
In terms of T20 cricket, Ashwin thinks Arshdeep Singh is India’s best bowler, even with Bumrah in the lineup.
“No one really discusses Arshdeep Singh when Jasprit Bumrah is on the team. However, I’ll be bold and declare that he is India’s best bowler in this format. He has made a claim, but all of the bowlers are excellent. With 100 T20I wickets, he has once again demonstrated his exceptional skill, Ashwin said.
Arshdeep has taken 101 wickets in 65 Twenty20 Internationals at an average of 18.76 and an economy rate of 8.37. He concluded the main match against Sri Lanka with figures of 1/46 in four overs.
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