"I've received a lot of support" - Arshdeep Singh remembers 'great' out-of-favor pacer as he aims to shine under Gautam Gambhir

Arshseep Singh, now a senior bowler in the Indian T20I side was rested for the third and final T20I against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. India have already won the series heading into the final T20I in Pallekele.

Arshdeep Singh ended with four wickets in the series and has got the new ball to talk throughout the first two games. He was among the number of players rested for the third T20I. Along with Arshdeep, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel are the other three players rested.

Khaleel Ahmed, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, and Shubman Gill replaced him in the XI. Gill made a comeback to the T20I side after missing the second T20I due to a neck spasm. Meanwhile, Sanju Samson has been given another game after his failure in the second T20I.

Meanwhile, Arshdeep Singh spoke to the broadcasters before the match about his bowling in white-ball formats especially in T20I cricket. He began his interaction by looking back at his India journey so far.

Grateful To Play For India: Arshdeep Singh

"(On his journey in international cricket) I am very grateful, you always dream to play for your country and I have received a lot of support. I like the pressure, I like tough situations and I want to perform in those situations," said Arshdeep saying that he loves bowling in tough situations.

He also spoke about bowling alongside greats like Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jaspit Bumrah. Bowling alongside Bumrah in the T20 World Cup, the left-arm pacer took 17 wickets and played a massive role in India winning the T20 World Cup.

"I have been lucky enough to play with great bowlers like Bhuvi, Bumarh and now Siraj as well. The vibe (in the team) is really nice, the environment is very light, we are having fun, we are having each others' back," said Arshdeep.

Meanwhile, Gautam Gambhir and the team management decided to rest the top four players from India in the final T20I against Sri Lanka. The decision to stick with Sanju Samson in the XI did not yield results as he was out for a duck off four balls. He was out for a first-ball duck in the second T20I against Sri Lanka.

Talking about Arshdeep Singh, he is already amongst the top wicket-takers for India in T20I cricket. He has 83 wickets in 54 T20I games. He is third on the list with Bhuvneshwar Kumar second on 90 wickets. Yuzvendra Chahal is India's leading wicket-taker in T20I format with 96 wickets. Arshdeep is not a part of the Indian ODI side that has been named for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.

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