We challenged the batsmen on good balls: Arshdeep

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Johannesburg. Before the first ODI against South Africa on Sunday, India’s left-arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh had no wickets in this format. But against the Proteas, Arshdeep took 5 wickets for just 37 runs in ten overs and played a big role in the team’s victory.

Apart from Arshdeep, right arm fast bowler Avesh Khan also bowled brilliantly while wreaking havoc on South Africa and took 4 wickets for just 27 runs.

On the strength of both the fast bowlers, India took nine wickets of the Proteas within the first 17 overs. Due to which the result of the match was decided in favor of India.

Arshdeep attributed his success to the simplicity of his plans on the pitch used by Wanderers and challenging the batsmen to score runs on difficult balls.

After the match, Arshdeep said, “We knew that if we can get movement inside or outside the bat, we can get out or LBW. Keeping it simple and challenging the batsmen to score runs on difficult balls was our plan. Was.”

Arshdeep Singh’s 4 wickets came in the first 10 overs of the match. This bowler dismissed Reeza Hendricks, Tony De Georgi, Rassie Van der Dusne and Henry Klaasen.

Arshdeep admitted that what happened in the first ten overs was completely opposite to what was stated in the pre-match plans. We went for dinner the night before the match. I talked to Akshar and Aavesh about this. We knew how dangerous the Proteas were in form when they wore the pink jersey. So, our aim was to restrict them to a score below 400.

“But when we saw that there was a little bit of moisture in the wicket, we kept it simple and the results were good.”

Arshdeep took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs when he dismissed Andile Phehlukwayo LBW. He credited his County Championship stint with Kent this year for his stellar performance, where he took 13 wickets which gave him the strength to come back and bowl a second spell after a busy opening spell.

Arshdeep said, “I learned how to recover, how to train individually and how I can maintain my fitness by playing in the county. It was not very useful, I did not get many wickets but it helped me understand my game.” I got help how can I.”

–IANS

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