IND Vs WI: RP Singh Praises Arshdeep Singh After 4th T20I, Says "His Skill Has Gone Up"
Published - 13 Aug 2023, 08:13 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:17 AM
Former India pacer RP Singh applauded Arshdeep Singh after the fourth T20I match against West Indies and said that his skill has gone up.
Arshdeep Singh led the Indian bowling attack in the first innings and scalped three wickets in his four-over spell and gave away 38 runs.
While speaking on Jio Cinema, RP Singh applauded the bowler and said that Arshdeep Singh has a specialty and that he has learned how to deliver based on the conditions. RP Singh added that Arshdeep delivers good yorker and slower knuckleballs.
“Arshdeep has a specialty. I feel while playing he has learned how to bowl based on the conditions. The options or weapons you have in your arsenal – he bowls a good yorker, he also bowls a good knuckle slower ball as well,” RP Singh said.
RP Singh accepted that delivering a knuckleball at the right length is itself tough and his skill has gone up.
“Bowling that ball is slightly tough because it won’t fall at the right length unless you hit the pitch. Bowling the knuckleball at the right length is in itself a challenge. So his skill has gone up and his game-reading sense was also good,” RP Singh added.
Arshdeep Singh set the tone for the match: RP Singh on the 4th T20I match
While talking about the fourth T20I match, the former pacer said that Arshdeep Singh set the tone of the match after taking two early wickets in the first innings.
“I feel Arshdeep Singh set the tone for the match by picking up two early wickets. When you dismiss the opening pair, the scale tilts slightly in your favor. He started with a slower ball (the first ball he bowled), we were discussing that he should have probably not done that. However, he bowls a good bouncer, it is slightly deceptive,” RP Singh further added.
RP Singh mentioned how Arshdeep dismissed Kyle Mayers who was in form.
“He dismissed Kyle Mayers, who was looking in good rhythm, with a bouncer. Then Kuldeep Yadav took a good catch (to dismiss Brandon King). So Arshdeep laid the foundation for the bowling unit. Numbers suggest that the scales tilt in your favor if you take three or more wickets in the powerplay and Arshdeep himself picked up two wickets,” RP Singh concluded.
India and West Indies will face each other in the fifth T20I match on Sunday (August 13) at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Florida and the game will begin at 8:00 PM IST.