‘Bowlers have nothing to lose with short boundaries’: Arshdeep Singh ahead of 3rd T20I against Afghanistan in Bangalore
India’s bowler Arshdeep Singh gestures at the end of his over during the first One Day International cricket match between South Africa and India, at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP)
Arshdeep Singh offered a wry smile as he heard a fairly obvious question asked of a bowler before a T20I at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. How did he expect to prevail at a ground with infamously smaller boundaries? His answer offered an insight into the mind of a modern T20 bowler.
“As bowlers, we feel, we have nothing to lose here. The batsmen are always eyeing more and more boundaries, and that’s where we get an opening in the game – you can get more wickets. I guess, when the wicket is flat and the boundaries are short, there are more options of getting the wickets, so you’re always on your toes,” India’s left-arm quick said ahead of the third T20I against Afghanistan in at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday. (Read more)
