India's newly-discovered death-overs specialist Arshdeep Singh has proved his bowling prowess in his brief stint with the Men in Blue. Game by game, he is spreading his wings of talent and send across a message that he is here to stay in the business.
Young India pacer Arshdeep Singh has credited his impressive run in the T20 World Cup to "consistency" in his bowling line on the hard and bouncy Australian pitches.
The 23-year-old left-arm pacer has taken nine wickets from four matches in the T20 showpiece with 3/32 against Pakistan being the best.
“My focus was always on consistency. You cannot afford to give too many loose balls at international level. I want to be good while bowling with the new ball and with the old ball. I want to pick wickets or control runs as per need,” Arshdeep said.
“Paras Mhambrey (Indian team bowling coach) worked with me on my run up. He said, if I come straight, I will get more consistency with my line. You cannot afford bad lines on Australia wickets," he said on Star Sports. "So, I am putting efforts to come straight and I am able to see the results but I hope to do better.” Arshdeep has bowled some crucial overs in the death by relying on his yorkers.
Asked how he is trying to manage his length in Australian conditions, he said, “We reached Perth around one week before and worked on our lengths because everyone had different lengths.
"So while practicing we were able to figure out the lengths with bounce. I guess with good preparation we get good results.”
Having made his India debut earlier this year, Arshdeep has already produced some impactful performances in the T20 World Cup, including a three-wicket haul against Pakistan.
He returned with two wickets each in the next three matches -- against the Netherlands, South Africa and Bangladesh.
Arshdeep's impressive performance has earned praise from the likes of former India captain Anil Kumble who feels the youngster has the potential to do "wonderful things" like Zaheer Khan did for the national team.
Rohit Sharma & Co. will play their last game against Zimbabwe on Sunday (November 6). While, Zimbabwe are all but out of contention for the race of semifinals, India are the table-toppers of the Group 2 with six points.
India's squad for T20 World Cup 2022: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli, Axar Patel, Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant, Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Ravi Bishnoi, Shardul Thakur and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Zimbabwe's squad for T20 World Cup 2022: Craig Ervine, Innocent Kaia, Kevin Kasuza, Milton Shumba, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Tony Munyonga, Ryan Burl, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Wesley Madhevere, Clive Madande, Regis Chakabva, Blessing Muzarabani, Brad Evans, Luke Jongwe, Richard Ngarava, Tanaka Chivanga, Tendai Chatara, Victor Nyauchi and Wellington Masakadza.
