From getting booed to becoming everyone's darling: Arshdeep Singh's life comes full circle
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India ended their 11-year ICC title drought when they won the T20 World Cup after beating South Africa by seven runs on June 29. It was India’s second T20 World Cup title and sixth ICC trophy. It also ended the T20I careers of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ajay Jadeja on a high.
The likes of Kohli, Rohit, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah were the toast of the team. Rahul Dravid, the coach also ended his stint with the title and he had worked tirelessly behind the scenes. But there was one other person who was the darling of the fans. Yes, we are talking about Arshdeep Singh.
Arshdeep took 17 wickets in eight games to finish as the joint highest wicket-taker in this edition. His figures of 2/20 in the final was a spell to remember. He bowled the crucial 19th over of the South African innings and conceded just four runs. That allowed Hardik to defend 16 runs in the final over.
For Arshdeep, life has come full circle in the last two years. Rewind to the Asia Cup in 2022 which was being played in the T20 format. India lost to Pakistan in a crucial game and Arshdeep dropping a catch cost us the match. He was trolled by many people and some even attacked his religion.
Later that year, India took part in the T20 World Cup and made it to the semis. Arshdeep took 10 wickets in six games to finish as our best wicket-taker. He was slowly coming of age, but the real success came two years later.
Arshdeep has come a full circle at the end of this tournament. Life has done a complete turnaround and now he is India’s premier pacer in T20Is. One hopes he will not rest on his laurels and strive to do even better. He is only 25 and has years of cricket ahead of him. He is a talent that should not go to waste.