New Delhi: India’s young left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh looked dejected and shook his head when he made his way back to the pavillion after Sri Lanka posted a mammoth 206/6 in the second T20I in Pune on Thursday. Arshdeep’s spell, a costly 37 in two overs, included five no-balls, which made a significant difference to Sri Lanka’s final total. Ind vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20: Star bowler gets no ball advice from childhood coach.
India came close to score 190/8, losing the game by 16 runs.India put Sri Lanka in to bat first; and after a tight opening over from captain Hardik Pandya, who conceded just two runs, Arshdeep was given the task to bowl from the other end. Ind vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I: Star bowler gets no ball advice from childhood coach.
The left-armer conceded five runs of his first five deliveries (4,0,0,1,0) but then bowled three back-to-back no-balls and paid the price by getting hit for a four and then a six in the resultant free-hit deliveries.
A total of 19 runs came of Arshdeep’s first over.Skipper Hardik Pandya brought Arshdeep back to bowl again only in the 19th of the Sri Lankan innings. But things didn’t change much for Arshdeep. His bad day at the office went on to see him overstep two more times, and 18 runs came off his second over.
India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik was prompt to give his opinion on Twitter, saying “You’ve got to feel for Arshdeep Singh, just lack of match practice. It’s never easy”.
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