NZ vs IND ODI: Arshdeep's brilliant take on Malik

The rise of Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik in Indian cricket are comparable. After a successful IPL season, both were quickly promoted to Indian limited-overs teams. Malik made his debut for India in the T20I in June of this year against Ireland, and Arshdeep made his debut for India in England less than two weeks later. Arshdeep, from that point forward, has quickly ascended to be one of India’s go-to bowlers in the wake of surpassing veterans Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami in the T20 World Cup in Australia. 

Despite not being selected for the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup, Umran has once more returned to the mix shortly after the global event. 

Arshdeep and Umran are very different fast bowlers, despite their similar rise in Indian cricket. The left-armer can bowl accurate yorkers toward the end of the game and relies on swing with the new ball.Umran, on the other hand, bowls at speeds well above 150 kilometers per hour on a regular basis. Arshdeep and Umran, according to many former Indian cricketers, have the potential to become the core of India’s fast-bowling unit in the future. The talented young seamers made their ODI debuts together in the first game of the series against New Zealand in Auckland a few days ago, as fate would have it. 

Arshdeep’s ODI debut did not go as planned; in his 8.1 overs, the Punjab youth scored 68 runs without taking a wicket. However, Umran spit fire into the middle overs.Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell were bowled out by the J&K right-arm pacer, who reached speeds of 150 kilometers per hour at least four times.

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“Umran k saath mahoul kafi accha rehta hai. Usko hasi mazak kaafi pasand hai. Aur jaha tak bowling ki baat hai, Mujhe benefit mil jata hai kyuki 155 se sidha 135 jab khelne ata hai batsman toh decieve ho jata hai toh kaafi pace se. (Things are quite enjoyable with Umran around. Like me, he also likes to crack jokes. As far as bowling is concerned, I get a lot of benefits [when he’s bowling at the other end] as batters get deceived playing 135 km/h after his 155 km/h deliveries). We enjoy a lot both on and off the field. We will try to keep this partnership going even off the field,”

Arshdeep said when asked about his partnership with Umran Malik in the press conference ahead of the third and final against New Zealand.

The 23-year-old said though ODIs and T20Is are largely similar, one has to be more patient and be ready to take the backseat in the 50-overs game.

“ODI is a long game, partnerships play a key role, just like in batting, in bowling also partnership is important. I check how my partner at the other end is bowling on the other end. If he’s bowling well, getting more out of the surface then I will try and stop the runs to help him out. At the end of the day, it’s a team sport. If I am attacking, my partner at the other end will go on the defensive.”

He concluded.