IND vs SA: 'What Arshdeep Singh Does, I've Only Seen Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra Do It. It's A Difficult Job': Virender Sehwag Hails 23-year-old Star's India Selection

The BCCI on Sunday named an 18-man squad for Team India’s impending T20I task at home – a five-match T20I series against South Africa beginning June 9. The declaration saw the arrival of some big-name players while two uncapped stars, Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik have been compensated for their amazing show in the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL). Also, former India cricketer Virender Sehwag was brimming with acclaim for one of the newbies of the Indian side.

Sehwag hailed the determination of Arshdeep Singh, who has performed amazingly for Punjab Kings in IPL 2022, picking 10 wickets in 14 games. What made him a champion during the season was his bowling in the death overs where he has conceded at just 7.91 runs an over, the second-best economy rate by a pacer (least 60 balls) after Jasprit Bumrah (7.66) and has picked four wickets also.

Virender Sehwag Impressed By Arshdeep Singh

Addressing Cricbuzz, Sehwag conceded the troublesome job he has been given by the PBKS this season and said that he has just seen former cricketers Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra do that during his playing days.

“Arshdeep has impressed me because he bowls two of the last three overs for Punjab Kings. He may not have that many wickets, but his economy rate is brilliant. He is the bowler who bowls one over with the new ball and two in the slog overs.

I have only seen Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra do that during my time. Now, it’s Arshdeep and Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar as well. It is a very difficult job to bowl in the slog overs,” he said.

Arshdeep was among a couple of uncapped players held by an establishment before the beginning of the IPL 2022 season. Last year, he had picked 18 wickets for Punjab Kings in 12 games at an average of 19, an economy rate of 8.27, and a wicket every 13.77 balls.

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