India pacer Arshdeep Singh linked his success within the Tremendous Over in opposition to Sri Lanka within the Asia Cup Tremendous 4s match to his capability to nail the large yorkers.
Arshdeep was taken to the cleaners by Sri Lanka batters Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera, getting smashed round for 26 runs in two overs in Dubai on Friday.
However the left-arm pacer got here again effectively and conceded simply two runs within the Tremendous Over, and in addition took the wickets of Perera and Dasun Shanaka.
“My feeling was that… we obtained hit within the PowerPlay, however everybody chipped in later and took the sport to a Tremendous Over. My plan within the Tremendous Over was clear — bowl large yorkers, and make them (SL batters) rating on the off-side,” mentioned Arshdeep in a video posted by BCCI.
The plan labored to perfection as each Perera and Shanaka have been caught at deep level (Rinku Singh) and deep backward level (Jitesh Sharma) as India emerged the winner within the Tremendous Over after the scores have been tied at 202 within the regulation time.
Arshdeep has performed simply two matches within the ongoing Asia Cup as India caught with two pacers in Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya, largely owing to the character of the Dubai pitch.
However he’s not disillusioned.
“I at all times attempt to maintain myself mentally prepared. Everytime you go to mattress, you need to really feel that you’ve given your 100 per cent. At any time when you aren’t taking part in, you need to give your 100 per cent off the sphere, maintain the gamers who’re taking part in, prepare effectively and work in your health.”
The 26-year-old had a second of enjoyment when he turned the primary Indian bowler to finish 100 wickets in T20 Internationals.
He was the third quickest (64 matches) to achieve the landmark behind spinners Rashid Khan (53) of Afghanistan and Nepal’s Sandeep Lamichhane (54).
However the Punjab man desires to dwell within the current and work on his abilities.
“You simply must benefit from the current regardless of the scenario. At any time when my flip comes, (I’ll attempt to) include the runs, construct the stress and take wickets. New ball, previous ball, first innings or second innings, I simply must adapt to the conditions.
“Luckily, I obtained lot of excellent companions whether or not it’s Bhuvi (Bhuvneshwar Kumar) bhai, Shami bhai, Bumrah bhai or Hardik bhai. We simply attempt to maintain the stress up. I must thank all of them,” he added.
Printed on Sep 27, 2025