Former India opener Gautam Gambhir believes that in addition to diversifying the pace, it is equally important for left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh to solve the problem of his off-ball bowling.
Arshdeep made his T20 debut in July 2022 against England. Arshdeep Singh has bowled 15 bowls in his short T20 International career. He holds the record for throwing the most balls off the ball in T20I.
Arshdeep took 10 wickets for India in the T20 World Cup in Australia and did not let his absence be felt in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah. He also earned a nomination for the ICC Emerging Men’s Cricketer of the Year award. However, since the end of the T20 World Cup, Arshdeep is giving runs at an economic rate of 10.24 in T20.
Gautam Gambhir said, think about doing something new in your bowling alley. Either a slow bouncer or a slow bowling. any kind of difference. Unfortunately, he doesn’t really have the pace to bother hitters. So some variation has to be developed.
Gambhir told Star Sports that he is not Umran Malik, he is not Mohammad Siraj. So one thing he should do is perhaps suggest his problem of not having a ball.
Arshdeep bowled five no-balls in the second T20 against Sri Lanka in Pune earlier this month, the most ever by an Indian bowler. In the first T20I against New Zealand, Arshdeep conceded 27 runs in his last over, including a no-ball, which India ultimately lost.
But he bounced back, taking 2/7 in India’s six-wicket victory on a bowler-assisted bowler’s bowling at Lucknow. This performance is better. But the most important thing is not to throw those no-balls. This is absolutely unacceptable, especially at this level, because it hurts the team a lot.”
Gambhir said, just keep the basics right. Look, the World Cup situation is completely different from what you normally find at home. You were getting swing and bounce with the new ball in Australia. But when you play on the subcontinent, the situation is completely different.”