As per reports in Times of India, left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh is all set to make his Test debut at the Oval. The promising left-armer’s wait for his Test debut will finally come to an end.
There were previous reports that Arshdeep’s Test reports was likely to happen a lot earlier. However, he is now all set to get his chance. Moreover, he is likely to be a part of a four-match pace attack for the final Test match.
In the last month, Arshdeep Singh has worked closely with Morne Morkel, understanding what lengths to bowl in English conditions. Ideally, India should have used him a lot earlier in the series, but now his wait to make his Test debut is drawing closer.
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Arshdeep Singh Can Bring Balance India Was Looking For - Childhood Coach
Speaking to the Times of India, Arshdeep Singh’s childhood coach Jaswant Singh said that making Test debut in England is a dream come true for bowlers and the Indian pacer is close to being the finished product.
“Playing red-ball cricket for the country is the ultimate dream of any cricketer. The same is with Arshdeep. Wo pak chuka hai (He is ripe now). He should get a chance to play with the red ball. He can bring the balance that India has been looking for so long,” Arshdeep’s childhood coach Jaswant Rai told TOI.
He further said that he has been patiently working hard on his bowling and he deserves his Test cap in a country like England.
“He has patiently done the hard yards, and I might sound biased, but he deserves the Test cap. If not in England, then where? With his incredible skill to swing the ball both ways and his dexterity to hit the 6m length consistently, Arshdeep Singh is arguably the best of his type India has had since Zaheer Khan,” the coach added.
Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep are all set to feature in the Oval Test, with Arshdeep Singh being the third. It can be said that the Test match debut is much-deserved for Arshdeep. A call on Bumrah will be taken close to the start of the Test match.
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Arshdeep Singh - India's Leading Wicket-Taker In T20Is
The left-arm pacer has played 63 T20Is and 9 ODIs. He is already India’s top wicket-taker in T20I cricket. He also bowled the penultimate over of the T20 World Cup 2024, giving away just four runs against South Africa. His one short of 100 T20I wickets for the Men In Blue.
"Asli pressure toh paanch din waala hota hai (Real pressure is playing in the five-day game)," he told TimesofIndia.com in Ahmedabad, when asked about the pressure of an IPL final.
