Arshdeep Singh was again into the combination for the primary T20I in opposition to West Indies in Trinidad. The left-arm pacer, who was enjoying simply his 2nd worldwide recreation, impressed with the figures of two/24 in 4 overs.
The start of his spell was a bit harsh as he was welcomed with a six and a 4 by Kyle Mayers. However the teenager bounced again proper off the third supply and obtained the higher of the West Indies opener. Later, he cleaned up Akeal Hosein to bag his second wicket within the fixture.
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Arshdeep was lauded by the individuals of the cricket fraternity for his promising bowling present within the Caribbean. Virat Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma hailed the left-arm fast from Punjab and opined that the 23-year-old might have taken a leaf out of legendary Wasim Akram’s e-book of quick bowling.
Throughout a dialog with India Information, Sharma identified how Arshdeep hides the ball in his proper hand throughout the run-up, similar to Akram used to do.
“It looks as if Arshdeep Singh has adopted Wasim Akram very carefully as he holds the ball in his proper hand whereas working to cover it from the batter. It’s good to see that he’s a considering cricketer. He’s nonetheless very younger and has to study a number of issues. However he’s a really promising and a really clever cricketer,” Sharma informed India Information.
Former Indian cricketer Reetinder Singh Sodhi, who was additionally part of the dialogue, lauded Arshdeep and said that the teenager’s recreation exhibits how exhausting he works within the nets.
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“Arshdeep has carried out properly at any time when he’s been given the chance. Whereas he wasn’t part of the enjoying XI for the previous few video games, it appeared like he had been working very exhausting within the nets. It’s by no means straightforward to bowl the yorker, particularly in T20 cricket. He’s positively prepared for worldwide cricket,” Sodhi mentioned.
India defeated the West Indies by 68 runs within the sequence opener to go up 1-0. The 2 groups will lock horns within the 2nd T20I on Monday in St Kitts.
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