[WATCH] Arshdeep Singh reflects on his left-arm pace bowling skill ahead of AUS vs IND 5th T20I in Brisbane

It’s always baffling how the leading T20I wicket-taker of the Indian side, Arshdeep Singh, despite his incredible success, doesn’t end up being a regular member of the shortest format for the Blue Brigade. The left-arm pacer had a unique skill of picking up wickets with the new ball and creating pressure in the death overs. 

The left-arm pacer picked up three wickets in his four overs during India’s victory in the third T20I of the ongoing series against Australia at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart. He followed it up with another fine bowling of 1/22 in Gold Coast.

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“I am still a medium pacer. Since the first day, I have enjoyed medium pace fast bowling. I don’t do anything fancy to swing the ball in both ways. I hold it on the normal grip for the in-swinging deliveries, while for the out-swinging deliveries, I just tilt it a little towards the first slip fielder and try to flick it towards the first slip with my wrist.” Arshdeep Singh expressed during his interaction on Fox Cricket ahead of the Brisbane T20I.

Watch: Arshdeep Singh reveals his left-arm pace skill before AUS vs IND Brisbane T20I

Arshdeep has picked up 105 wickets in 67 T20I innings at an average of 18.59 and an economy rate of 8.36. In the IPL, he has bagged 97 wickets in 81 innings at an average of 26.49 and an economy rate of nine, thanks to two four-wicket and one five-wicket hauls.

“And I also saw a video of Wasim Akram showing this flick. Since then, I have tried to go for the flick. I haven’t mastered it yet, but yeah, I am still trying. I would say the stumps’ material wasn’t that nice (on breaking the stumps in two parts during the IPL).” Arshdeep claimed.

“I was actually the slowest bowler in that game. Jhye Richardson and Riely Meredith were in that game. And they were clocking 150 quite easily. I guess because they were hitting the stumps again and again, there was a crack, which I later figured out, and I hit that crack for the stumps to be broken.” The left-arm pacer added.