Arshdeep Singh said that facing the Pakistan bowlers helped him gain confidence as far as his batting skills are concerned. The youngster played a critical role in the T20 World Cup 2024 game after he scored 9 runs off 13 balls with a four, helping India post a challenging target of 120 on a difficult pitch to bat on at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.
Arshdeep’s innings turned out to be crucial as India went on to beat Pakistan by 6 runs. Arshdeep said that his confidence skyrocketed after facing the likes of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Amir and Naseem Shah.
The left-hander said that he has been working hard with batting coach Vikram Rathour. Arshdeep talked about his batting prowess after India defeated the United States (USA) by 7 wickets on Wednesday in New York.
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“We are always learning, always trying to get better at all the skills, be it bowling, batting, or fielding, because you never know when the team need those runs. It can be two runs, four runs, anything. So, you just have to give your best. And I am trying to work as hard as possible with Vikram Bhai regarding my batting as well,” Arshdeep said in the post-match press conference.
‘Went in after asking Rohit Sharma’
Arshdeep, who has only 43 T20I runs to his name at an average of 69, said that he was so confident of his batting that he asked Rohit Sharma to promote him ahead of Jasprit Bumrah, who has played a few handy knocks for India.
“And an instance from the last game, Jassi Bhai was supposed to go before me, but I just went in after asking Rohit. They were surprised with it, but now I told them I will go up regardless of whatever you say. I will go at nine because I faced the quickest bowlers in the last game. So yeah, that’s the plan now. I am very confident about my batting. And be it fielding or bowling, you just try to keep getting better,” Arshdeep added.
Arshdeep had a stupendous day with the ball against the USA after he won the Player of the Match award. He finished with figures of 4-0-9-4 as India restricted their opponents to 110 for 8. Thereafter, Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten 50 helped the Men in Blue get home with 10 balls to spare.
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