IND vs ZIM: “My Focus Was Always On Consistency” – Arshdeep Singh

Updated - 05 Nov 2022, 04:05 PM

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The 23-year-old India National Cricket Team left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh has said that he has always focused on maintaining consistency because speedsters cannot afford to bowl too many loose deliveries at the international level.

The young pacer Arshdeep, who has got the ability to demolish the opposition both with the new ball and old ball, has been highly impactful in recent times in the shortest international format of the game. The left-arm pacer has so far bagged 9 wickets in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in 4 games.

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Speaking to Irfan Pathan on the Star Sports show ‘Follow the Blues’, Arshdeep Singh revealed how he prepares himself for big tournaments. He said:

“My focus was always on consistency. You cannot afford to give too many loose balls at the international level. I want to be good while bowling with the new ball and with the old ball. I want to pick wickets or control runs as per the need.”

Paras Mhambrey worked with me on my run-up – Arshdeep Singh

Arshdeep Singh also revealed that he has worked on his run-up with the bowling coach Paras Mhambrey and has seen significant improvements. He said:

“Paras Mhambrey worked with me on my run-up. He said, if I come straight, I will get more consistency with my line. You cannot afford bad lines on Australia wickets so I am putting efforts to come straight and I am able to see the results but I hope to do better.”

Arshdeep Singh further said that reaching Australia early and practicing on the Australian pitches helped him prepare well for the marquee tournament.

“Entire team prepared well for the World Cup. We reached Perth around one week before and worked on our lengths because everyone had different lengths. So while practising we were able to figure out the lengths with bounce. I guess with good preparation we get good results,” he said.