The Indian Premier League has played a huge role in the success of the Indian cricket team. The tournament has given a platform for all young cricketers to showcase their talents and gain enough amount of confidence before playing at the international level. The fast bowling unit of the Indian cricket team has improved a lot. Players like Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, T Natarajan, Navdeep Saini, Siddarth Kaul, Deepak Chahar and many other fast bowlers played for the Indian cricket team after impressing in the Indian Premier League.
Now, former India opener Virender Sehwag believes one more fast bowler could play for the international team. However, Sehwag feels that the BCCI should nurture the young talent before handing him the maiden international cap.
Arshdeep is a very fine bowler: Virender Sehwag
The fast bowler that Virender Sehwag picked was none other, Punjab Kings left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh. The youngster has been in terrific touch in the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League, scalping 16 wickets in 11 matches. The left-arm pacer is currently fourth on the IPL 2021 Purple Cap leaderboard. Talking about his performances on Cricbuzz’s chat show, Virender Sehwag said:
“He [Arshdeep] said he worked with Zaheer Khan for three days. If he can swing the ball in within three days, imagine the benefits he can provide to the Indian team if he spends some time with them. Arshdeep is a very fine bowler and if he continues to work hard and perform like this, he would surely make it to Team India someday.”
Arshdeep Singh has been a wicket-taking bowler for the Punjab Kings in the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League
Punjab Kings have the likes of Mohammed Shami, Nathan Ellis, Chris Jordan and Ravi Bishnoi in their squad, but the bowler who has picked up the most wickets for them is Arshdeep Singh. As mentioned ahead, he has taken 16 wickets.
Singh has taken a five-wicket haul in this IPL. His best figures are 5/32. Also, his economy rate is below eight runs per over, which is fantastic, considering that he is an uncapped player. It will be interesting to see when he makes his India debut.
