The game’s shorter format has allowed Arshdeep Singh to demonstrate his abilities. He performed admirably in the T20 World Cup 2022 and fiercely competed in the just finished T20 World Cup 2024. With 17 wickets, the left-arm bowler tied Afghanistan’s Fazalhaq Farooqi for the most wickets taken in the competition. He has been mentioned as a potential member of the Indian Test team, and former bowling coach Paras Mhambrey weighs in on the discussion.
India will be touring Australia in December to compete for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, so they have a significant assignment ahead of them. India turns to Arshdeep Singh, who thrives in high-pressure situations, as their go-to weapon.
In addition, he possesses experience from playing white-ball cricket in the continent in 2022. Mhambrey stated that before playing in the purest form of the game, the 25-year-old needs more game time in domestic cricket.
Depending on the circumstances. If we play four seamers in Australia, perhaps he has a chance. It will be quite difficult to buy one in India right now. However, I believe he just needs a little more first-class cricket match experience to hone his swing control and learn how to employ the reverse swing, which will come in extremely helpful. He’s got the swing that suits him. It’s about keeping up and improving your fitness. He might not be a starter in Tests right now, but he won’t be for long,” Mhambrey stated, as cited by Indian Express.
It was never an easy decision to leave Shami out: Paras Mhambrey
Mohammed Shami became the tournament’s leading wicket-taker in the 2023 World Cup thanks to an impressive performance. However, the bowler did not play in the first innings and was substituted in only after Hardik Pandya was sidelined in the middle of the match owing to injury. Shami’s exclusion at the beginning of the World Cup drew criticism from all quarters, but Mhambrey insisted that the veteran was always in the mix and had to make room for the lineup the squad ultimately chose.
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“Shami wasn’t ever far away. However, in bilateral series, you also required to assemble a team and account for other factors, such as workload and form. He lost out due to team strength. Regarding the World Cup, Hardik (Pandya) was the team’s fourth seamer. After it became apparent that he would be able to bowl his allotted overs, he was set to rank third in the starting eleven after Bumrah and Siraj, who had an incredible Asia Cup. Therefore, excluding Shami was never a simple decision. Our mix prevented him from being able to. But Shami only in after Hardik was hurt, he continued.
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