“All credit goes to Jassie Bhai for the way I bowl”- Arshdeep Singh on his pin point yorkers

Arshdeep also revealed getting inspiration from Wasim Akram and Zaheer Khan.

India pacer Arshdeep Singh has credited Jasprit Bumrah for helping him fine-tune his ability to bowl pinpoint yorkers. The duo played a crucial role in helping India win the 2024 T20 World Cup. While Bumrah was the Player of the Tournament, Arshdeep bowled amazingly well in the final against South Africa.

On the Breakfast with Champions show, the left-arm seamer was questioned about his extraordinary ability to routinely bowl yorkers. He compared his precision to a vending machine, which consistently gives exactly what you want.

“So, the vending machine or whatever the highest level is, it goes to Jassie (Jasprit Bumrah) Bhai. That goes to him. After that, yes, if you press the yorker button in such a vending machine and the ball lands somewhere close—if the batter gets out or if it doesn’t go for a six—then yes, you can put me in that category. So, all the credit goes to Jassie Bhai for the way I bowl,” Arshdeep Singh said on the Breakfast with Champions show.

Arshdeep Singh also revealed that he watched YouTube videos of all left-arm pacers bowling yorkers. He mentioned that he loved watching Pakistan’s Wasim Akram and India’s Zaheer Khan bowl yorkers.

"All left-arm pacers’ videos that are on YouTube—I don't think I've missed any yet. If I used to watch yorkers, I really liked Wasim Akram's compilation videos. Saare videos mein bas dande uda rahe (In all the videos, he was only hitting the stumps). A left-arm seamer bowling those in-swingers and reverse swings to right-handed batters—I used to enjoy it a lot… what a skill he had.

If I am watching reverse swing, then I watch the videos of Zaheer Khan as well. This is a skill where you have to put in a lot of effort. Even if you open Malinga's interviews and watch them, he also says the same thing—this is not a skill you will learn at once. My father and my coach have told me that the more you practice it, the more you will achieve mastery in it. If you are bowling with 80% effort in practice, it becomes half of that in a match,” Arshdeep stated.

Arshdeep Singh has played 9 ODIs, taking 14 wickets with a best of 5/37. However, during the Asia Cup 2025, Arshdeep became the first Indian bowler to take 100 wickets in T20Is. He has 101 wickets in 65 matches with a best of 4/9 and an economy of 8.37.