While awaiting his first Test cap, Indian bowler Arshdeep Singh has already started studying under the country’s red-ball experts. The 26-year-old acknowledged that the experience of watching the squad play in England during the five-match Test series was incredible after spending months with them. One of the most significant lessons he learned was a mantra from India’s top wicket-taker in the series, Mohammed Siraj, which altered his perspective on Test cricket.
India and England drew 2-2 at the end of their visit. Siraj finished as the series’ highest wicket-taker, spearheading the pace attack in two of the five games and making significant breakthroughs. Arshdeep Singh viewed the experience as a learning curve even if he was not included in the playing XI. He demonstrated how much he had learned from observing and listening to his more experienced colleagues once he resumed playing competitive cricket in the Duleep Trophy.
“In red-ball or Test cricket, there comes a point in the day when things grow monotonous. The ball has no effect during the post-lunch session. So, how can you find pleasure in that? When nothing is going on, how you enjoy that time will determine how successful you can be in red-ball cricket, according to [Mohammed] Siraj, who I spoke with. I got this little hint from him. “I thought it was great,” he told ICC.
You must strive to enjoy playing cricket: Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep Singh emphasized that he continued to push in training despite the fact that his most recent competitive appearance prior to the Duleep Trophy was the IPL final, which was almost three months ago.
“You just try to push yourself when you’re not playing. The instruction is nearly identical. Simply simply, when you’re not playing, you work harder. More training, strength training, and overs will ensure that you are prepared and ready to go whenever the opportunity arises. How many thousands of balls I would have bowled in practice is unknown to me. Not that there wasn’t any bowling.
I was handling my duties well. The goal is to be prepared whenever possible. I had been using a white ball for practice since the last Test [at The Oval]. The fact that there was a Duleep Trophy match in between was unknown to me. Red ball, white ball, or pink ball, you have to play cricket and try to enjoy it at the end of the day,” he continued.
Arshdeep Singh is anticipated to take the new ball and play a larger role alongside Jasprit Bumrah as India prepares for the Asia Cup.
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