"They've been dominating..." - Arshdeep Singh breaks silence on animated discussions with Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah

India fast bowler Arshdeep Singh opened up about the animated discussions that he has had with Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah during the matches. He said that both are legends of the game and revealed that he shares his ideas with them and asks them if he implements them or not.

India pacer Arshdeep Singh was one of the shining lights behind the team's T20 World Cup 2024 triumph. The left-arm pacer bowled brilliantly throughout the tournament and turned out to be a genuine wicket-taker for the team in the tournament, helping them be at the top with the ball.

Arshdeep Singh was given the role to bowl with a new ball and in the death as well. The fast bowler repaid the faith of the management and made sure that he picked wickets at crucial junctures of the game and helped the team be at the top in pressure situations in the tournament.

Arshdeep Singh came up with a magical performance for India in the recently concluded T20 World Cup 2024. The fast bowler ended the tournament as the leading wicket-taker for India with 17 wickets to his name. His sensational performance saw India win the ICC tournament after 11 years.

During an interaction with Sportstar, Arshdeep Singh was asked about his animated discussions with Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah at the death. The left-arm pacer stated that both the legends of the game guide him and while shedding light on the same, he stated:

"Rohit bhai and Jassi bhai are legends of the game. They have been dominating the international arena for a long time now. Whenever I have a point, I ask them whether I can implement it. They ensure that my suggestions are taken into account and the field is set accordingly. That helps me focus on the job at hand. As a batter, Rohit bhai understands which are the areas that trouble the batting unit, so he suggests a thing or two in terms of how to bowl an over and those little things matter in crunch times.

"Jassi bhai is a unique bowler with a different bowling action, so the things that work for him might not work for others, but he makes it a point to guide me on how to adjust the bounce and even suggest areas jahan pe ball jaldi reverse hoga (where the ball will reverse quicker) . During the World Cup, he told me not to go for swing early on because on those surfaces, the ball won’t swing much, so it was better to hit the hard lengths."

Apna bhi toh young khoon hai, so at times, hum bhi disagree kar jatein hain - Arshdeep Singh on Jasprit Bumrah's suggestions

Arshdeep Singh further talked about suggestions that Jasprit Bumrah gives him and hilarious quipped that him being young blood sometimes doesn't agree with what the senior pacer says. He mentioned that later he realised that had he listened to what Bumrah said that would've worked.

"He keeps telling me those things throughout the match and our discussions often get animated because apna bhi toh young khoon hai, so at times, hum bhi disagree kar jatein hain un ke saath (I am a young blood, so at times, I do disagree with him) laughs). But later, I realised that the suggestions given by Jassi bhai would have indeed worked had I listened to him. And, I learn from my mistakes and try to get better," he concluded.