It was less than 30 months ago when Arshdeep Singh made his T20 international debut for India. Fast forward now; he is the country’s most successful T20I bowler ever! Yes, digest that in. During the ongoing first T20I against England, Arshdeep has officially become India’s highest wicket-taker in the format, surpassing Yuzvendra Chahl. Arshdeep is also just 3 wickets shy of completing 100 T20I wickets and becoming the first Indian to do so.
Arshdeep Singh deserves every bit of credit
Yes, Jasprit Bumrah might be India’s best bowler currently but Arshdeep Singh has grown strength to strength as well. His development has been hugely proficient for India, who won the T20 World Cup 2024 with him, where Arshdeep ended up as the joint-highest wicket-taker as well. What’s been fascinating for Arshdeep is his mastery over taking wickets in the powerplay. Since 2022, Arshdeep has 42 wickets in the first six overs, most by anyone in this period.
Arshdeep dismissed Phil Salt in the first over in Kolkata. The Englishman was his seventh victim as far as Arshdeep’s first-ball wickets are concerned. Only Bhuvneshwar Kumar (18) has more first-over T20I wickets for India. Given the fact that Arshdeep has played just 61 innings, it is some achievement for him. The southpaw takes over 1.5 wickets per innings, a figure that even surpasses Bumrah’s tally (1.29).
India’s highest wicket-takers in T20Is ft. Arshdeep
| Player | Inns | Overs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh | 61 | 208.4 | 97 | 4/9 | 17.80 | 8.27 | 12.90 | – |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 79 | 294 | 96 | 6/25 | 25.09 | 8.19 | 18.37 | 1 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 86 | 298.3 | 90 | 5/4 | 23.1 | 6.96 | 19.9 | 2 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 69 | 251.3 | 89 | 3/7 | 17.74 | 6.27 | 16.95 | – |
| Hardik Pandya | 97 | 289.5 | 89 | 4/16 | 26.62 | 8.17 | 19.53 | – |
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