Since his debut in July this year, left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh has been nothing short of extraordinary for Team India.
The 23-yeard-old has stepped up to bowl the slog overs in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022 in Jasprit Bumrah's absence and has done a phenomenal job so far.
Arshdeep has taken 7 wickets in the first three games of the tournament, at an economy rate under 8. India's victory over Pakistan was scripted by the youngster's 3/32 on October 23, and he also picked up 2 wickets against South Africa to help extend the low-scoring game to the final over of the match.
Saeed Ajmal, the former Pakistan spinner, is one of many former cricketers and pundits who have hailed the maturity shown by Arshdeep Singh given that he has only been competing at the highest level for a few months.
Ajmal paid a huge compliment to the young pacer, saying that Arshdeep has the ability to set a trap for the batter much as legendary Pakistan seamer Wasim Akram.
"Arshdeep Singh... what a bowler. By his wrists, you can't figure out what he is going to bowl - which ball he'll move away or which one he'll bring back in. I think after Zaheer Khan, he is the first Indian bowler whose swing and pace is not predictable, as a batsman you can't predetermine. He gets two to move away and then gets one to jag back in. That is the ball which is very difficult to face. Agar aap Wasim Akram to dekhein, toh woh bilkul yehi karte the (If you remember, Wasim Akram used to do the exact same thing). Arshdeep bowled brilliantly," Ajmal said on his YouTube channel.
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He remarked that Suryakumar Yadav deserves to be where he is in the ICC rankings while hailing his magnificent innings against South Africa on Sunday (October 30).
"There is one thing that stands out about Suryakumar Yadav. He has gotten a role and he is defining it. Every other India batter struggled on that bouncy surface but Suryakumar Yadav... the way he middled the ball, it was fearless. Excellent batting. He deserved to be where he is in the ICC rankings," he stated.
Yadav hammered 68 off just 40 balls at a strike rate of 170 in a game where no other batter who faced more than 10 balls struck at more than 130.
After a loss against the Proteas, Rohit Sharma and his men will face Bangladesh on Wednesday (November 02) in Adelaide.
(HINDUSTAN TIMES INPUTS)
