Why India should bring in Arshdeep Singh for super 4 match vs Bangladesh; analysis reveals

Arshdeep Singh and Bumrah in training - (Source: AFP)

After hammering Pakistan for a six-wicket win, India will now lock horns against Bangladesh in their second Super Four match on Wednesday, September 24. Both teams are fresh off a win, and a victory at the Dubai International Stadium will put a foot in the finals.

Regarding India, the Suryakumar Yadav-led side played a commendable game against Pakistan, but there are still a few areas that require improvement. The fielding was below par, while the bowlers also need to pull up their socks.

It felt that the Men in Blue lacked a specialist seamer, particularly Arshdeep Singh. Jasprit Bumrah had an off day, where he leaked 45 runs in his four overs. Meanwhile, Singh, who has played just one match in this tournament, looks like he needs to get more game time. This article will look at why India needs to find a space for Arshdeep Singh. 

How Has Arshdeep Singh Performed Against Bangladesh?

• Notably, during India's match against Oman, Singh took a solitary wicket, which helped him become the first Indian to take 100 T20I wickets. Out of his century scalps, Singh has the best average against The Tigers.
• Notably, Singh has played just five T20Is against Bangladesh and enjoys nine wickets to his name, averaging 13.11. Thus, Singh enjoys great success against Bangladesh, which calls for the management to look into it and include the left-arm seamer in the playing XI on Wednesday. 

Arshdeep Singh's performance vs Bangladesh

How Has Arshdeep Singh performed against Left-Handers?

• One great quality for Arshdeep is that he boasts great stats against both left-handed batters and right-handed batters.
• Out of 100 wickets, 39 have come against lefties, while the rest were against right-handed batters. Usually, a left-arm seamer loves to bowl to a right-handed batter because of the ball that nips back in. However, Singh equally loves to bowl against both sets of batters, which calls for his inclusion against Bangladesh. 

Conclusion

Looking at Bangladesh, they have three key left-handed batters - Tanzid Hasan, Shamim Hossain, and Nasum Ahmed. Thus, having Arshdeep in the attack, will solve India's bowling woes to a greater extend.

Looking at the stats, then Suryakumar Yadav can bring in Singh to bowl at any given point in the match and the left-arm seamer won't disappoint. Further, Arshdeep has a great economy rate and also dot% which is the need of the hour in the shortest format of the match.

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