Arshdeep Singh made historical past on Wednesday evening, turning into the very best Indian wicket-taker in T20I cricket within the first recreation in opposition to England. The left-arm seamer, nonetheless solely 25 years outdated, achieved the report after selecting up the wickets of Phil Salt and Ben Duckett in his opening spell. These two wickets took his T20I tally to 97, one forward of earlier record-holder Yuzvendra Chahal. Talking after the sport, Arshdeep apologized to Chahal for overtaking his tally with a slightly hilarious act.
In a video posted by BCCI, Arshdeep was seen holding his ears jokingly, as he apologized to Yuzvendra Chahal for breaking his report.
Whereas Chahal took his 96 wickets in 80 video games, Arshdeep has reached his tally in a slightly phenomenal fee. The left-arm pacer has taken solely 61 video games to succeed in 97 wickets, at a mean of solely 17.90 and a strike fee of 13.03, which means he takes up a wicket practically each two overs.
Arshdeep set the tone for India’s dominant victory within the first T20I, ending with figures of two/17 in 4 overs. Given his type and prowess within the shortest format, he’s all however sure to succeed in the 100-wicket mark by the tip of the five-match T20I collection.
Arshdeep has additionally been chosen for India of their Champions Trophy 2025 squad, and has probability of that includes within the enjoying XI given the health issues surrounding Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami.
Chahal, nonetheless, hasn’t represented India in a T20I since August 2023, though he was a part of their T20 World Cup 2024-winning squad.
The wrist spinner has put up a collection of cryptic posts on Instagram in latest weeks, amid rumours of divorce from spouse Dhanashree Verma.
On Wednesday, Chahal posted an image with the caption “Actual love is uncommon. Hello, my identify is ‘Uncommon’.”
India tackle England within the second T20I in Chennai on January 25.
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