New Delhi: Fast bowler Arshdeep Singh played a significant role in India’s magnificent T20 World Cup campaign. He took 17 wickets in 8 matches and was the joint leading wicket-taker of the tournament along with with Fazalhaq Farooqi. The left-arm pacer also bowled brilliantly in the final and picked up 2 wickets in his four-over spell.
Arshdeep did a great job in the final during the death overs along with Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya as the Men in Blue defeated South Africa by 7 runs in the final. He proved his worth in white-ball cricket but is yet to make his Test debut for Team India.
In an interview with the Indian Express, the pacer revealed how Jasprit Bumrah keeps advising him to focus on playing all three formats, especially Test Cricket. He said that whenever he had conversations with Bumrah he always told him to focus on Test cricket.
“Whenever you talk to Jassi bhai he will tell you how much he enjoys bowling in Test cricket. At the breakfast table, he would keep telling me that Arsh dhyan mein rakh tere ko teeno formats khelna hai (Keep it in your mind that you must play all three formats)” Arshdeep said.
Bumrah also told him that if you do well in Test cricket, people will remember you for a long time.
“He says when you do well in the Test cricket, people remember you and rate you more highly. Whenever we talk, he shares his input on bowling with the red ball”. Arshdeep added.
‘Looking forward to sharing the new red ball with Bumrah’: Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep also said that Test cricket tests your body and mind and in one spell you can end up taking five or six wickets at the same time you can go a day without taking a wicket.
“In one spell, you can end up taking five or six wickets but at the same time, you can go a day without taking a wicket. It tests your body and mind. I am looking forward to sharing the new ball with him (Bumrah) in Test cricket as well” Arshdeep told Indian Express.
Jasprit Bumrah advised Arshdeep to play all three formats and also focus on Test Cricket. Arshdeep took 17 wickets in the T20 World Cup 2024. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
