Arshdeep Eyes To Shatter Haris Rauf's Massive Record During India's Asia Cup Clash vs UAE

Arshdeep Singh and Suryakumar Yadav in action - (Source : AFP)

On Tuesday, September 9, Afghanistan will lock horns against Hong Kong for the first match of the Asia Cup 2025. Meanwhile, India will kickstart their campaign on Wednesday when the Men in Blue square off against the UAE in Dubai.

The Suryakumar Yadav-led side have already reached Dubai and is sweating hard in the nets. Meanwhile, star seamer Arshdeep Singh has his eyes set on a massive milestone when the Blues face UAE.

Arshdeep Eyes The 100 Wicket Figure

Singh, who is India's leading wicket-taker in T20Is with 99 wickets, is just one wicket away from becoming the first-ever Indian to take 100 wickets in the shortest format of the match. 

Singh, who made his India debut in 2022, took just 63 innings to pick up 99 wickets and go ahead of Yuzvendra Chahal to become India's No.1 T20I bowler. Here is the complete list of most wickets for India in T20Is. 

Singh Has His Eyes On Fastest Record

Not just the 100-wicket tally, but Singh also stands a chance to be the fastest seamer in the world to pick up 100 wickets. At present, Haris Rauf is the fastest pacer to 100 T20I scalps as the Pakistan seamer took 71 innings to reach this milestone. Thus, Arshdeep has the entire Asia Cup to pick up a wicket and shatter Rauf's long-standing record. 

Overall, Singh will become the fourth fastest as  Rashid Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane (Nepal), and Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) have crossed the milestone before him.

In 63 T20I matches, Arshdeep Singh has picked up 99 wickets at an impressive average of 18.3 and his experience of bowling at start and at the death will be of great use for India during Asia Cup 2025.

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