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Arshdeep Singh will aim to make a comeback on Sunday. (AP Photo)
Arshdeep made his T20 debut against England in July 2022, taking 33 wickets in 21 matches during the year at an average of 18.12, strike rate of 13.30 and economy rate of 8.17.
New Delhi: East India cricketer Gautam Gambhir He believes that apart from variation in pace, it is equally important for left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh to sort out his issue of bowling no-balls.
Arshdeep made his T20 debut against England in July 2022, taking 33 wickets in 21 matches during the year at an average of 18.12, strike rate of 13.30 and economy rate of 8.17.
He took a commendable step in taking ten wickets for India even in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah in men’s T20. World Cup in Australia and even earned a nomination for the ICC Emerging Men’s Cricketer of the Year Award.
But with his economy rate in T20Is since the T20 World Cup ending at 10.24, he has been leaking runs in his recent T20I matches. “You have got to have something different up your sleeve, whether it is a slow bouncer or a slow bouncer. any kind of difference. Unfortunately, he doesn’t really have the pace to trouble the batsmen. So he has to develop some variation.”
“He is not Umran Malik, he is not Mohammad Siraj. So one thing he needs to do is probably try and keep it very simple and sort out his no balls which is equally important,” Gambhir was quoted as saying by Star Sports.
Arshdeep had conceded five no-balls in the second T20I against Sri Lanka in Pune earlier this month, the most by an Indian bowler. In the first T20I against New Zealand, Arshdeep conceded 27 runs in his last over, including a no-ball, in a match where India eventually lost.
But he came back to take 2/7 in India’s tight six-wicket win on a spinning pitch in Lucknow. “These numbers are fine, it could go south and it could go north. But the most important thing is you can’t afford to bowl those no-balls. It’s absolutely unacceptable, especially at this level.” But, and it can come back to haunt you and the team big time.”
“Just get the basics right. Look, the conditions in the World Cup are totally different to what you usually find back home. In Australia, it was swinging and it was still bouncing, good with the new ball. Was progressing in a way. But when you play in the subcontinent, these are flat wickets.”
The three-match T20 series is now tied at 1-1, in such a situation there will be a decisive match between India and New Zealand. Narendra Modi Ahmedabad Stadium on Wednesday.
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