The selectors and team management have also continued to support him and he has been selected in the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup as well.
TimesofIndia.com Spoke to Arshdeep’s childhood coach who said that Arshdeep never got upset or influenced by trolling on social media.
Arshdeep’s childhood coach Jaswant Rai said, “Arshdeep is a brave boy and doesn’t care to be trolled. He dropped a catch but still grabbed the opportunity with both hands when his captain asked him to bowl the last over. Told.” TimesofIndia.com.
Arshdeep was actually given the 20th over to bowl in both the Super 4 matches that India lost (vs Pakistan and vs Pakistan) Sri LankaArshdeep was asked to save 7 runs in both the matches.
Arshdeep Singh. (AFP photo)
Jaswant Rai further told the Times of India, “In T20Is, 7 runs are too few. It is very difficult to defend 7 runs (in an over). If the target was more than 10 runs, Arshdeep would have turned the game on its head. Would have kept it.” com.
He said, “The never giving up attitude was visible in his action, body language and his bowling. He gave his all in both the matches. He has got the captain’s support. He is young. When you have a captain like Rohit. And having a senior like Virat in the team, there will always be a lot of support for a youngster like Arshdeep,” Rai, who started training under Arshdeep at the age of 13, added.
,Bhubaneswar Should have bowled the last over.
In the Super 4 match vs Pakistan, India got 26 runs to defend in the last 2 overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar The final over was bowled and marked for 19 runs (WD,1,6,WD,1,4,1,4) and this brought the equation down to the required 7 in the final over. Arshdeep, defending 7 runs in the last over, gave a single off the first ball and then hit a boundary off Asif Ali. He then bowled a dot ball and sent asif ali (16) Pavilion back. Iftikhar AhmadThe freshman at the crease deposited a double to help Pakistan win the thrilling encounter.
In the crucial match against Sri Lanka, India entered as favourites. But Sri Lanka had other plans. After India’s challenging run of 173 runs, the Emerald Islanders chased down a total with a ball to spare.
Sri Lanka needed 21 runs in 2 overs, Rohit once again picked Bhuvneshwar to bowl the 19th over and the experienced bowler leaked 14 runs (1,1,WD,WD,4,4,1,1) Gave. The equation once again came down to 7 runs off 6 balls. Arshdeep once again found himself in a high pressure situation.
Arshdeep Singh. (AFP photo)
Arshdeep bowled a yorker, Sri Lanka scored 5 runs in the first 4 balls. 2 runs needed off 2 balls Dasun Shanaka Fails to play a good back off Arshdeep’s length delivery and runs for a single. Rishabh Pant And Arshdeep both got a chance to run out but both failed to hit the stumps with their respective throws. India lost this match by 6 wickets.
“In my opinion, Rohit should have bowled the last over to Arshdeep (19th over) and Bhuvneshwar the last over. Bhuvneshwar should have bowled the last over, not Arshdeep. Arshdeep bowled really good yorkers under pressure in both the matches. Bhuvneshwar conceded so many runs. Runs in 19th over. Arshdeep would have built up the pressure and needed runs in the last over could have been defended. Bhuvneshwar could have easily defended him. Rohit should have picked Arshdeep in the 19th over in both the matches ” coach Balwant Rai further explained TimesofIndia.com.
Arshdeep Singh. (AP photo)
“7 runs in T20I cricket is nothing. It is very difficult and almost impossible to defend. Arshdeep bowled really well. The team backed him a lot and gave him a lot of confidence after that match,” Rai said.
“After the Pakistan match, I spoke with Arshdeep. He also sent me a message that he is not upset about the trolls and social media outrage. He was really upset as he accepted a boundary vs Pakistan He was depressed because of that boundary. He said that he would have won the match for India if the boundary had not been hit. I am proud of Arshdeep. He knows how to bowl under pressure and he did exactly that.