Arshdeep Singh Credits 31-Year-Old Indian Pacer For The Way He Bowls

Arshdeep Singh is India’s highest wicket-taker in T20Is. Since making his T20I debut against England in Southampton on July 7, 2022, he has played 65 matches and dismissed 101 batters. The left-arm pacer

from Punjab played a big role in India’s T20 World Cup title win last year by finishing as the joint-highest wicket-taker (17) in the tournament, and for his super show with the ball in 2024, he also won the ICC T20I Cricketer of the Year award.

Arshdeep, who is also the joint-most expensive Indian bowler in IPL history, recently made an appearance on the Breakfast With Champions show, and during the conversation with host Gaurav Kapur, he credited Jasprit Bumrah for his bowling.

According to the left-arm pacer, all the credit for the way he bowls yorkers goes to Bumrah.

“So the vending machine or whatever the highest level is, it goes to Jassi Bhai (Jasprit Bumrah). That goes to him. After that, yes, if you press the yorker button in such a vending machine, if the ball falls somewhere close, if the batter gets out or does not go for a six, then yes, you can put me in that. So all the credit goes to Jassie Bhai for the way I bowl,” Arshdeep said when asked about the consistency with which he is able to deliver the yorkers.

Arshdeep, who played two matches for Team India in the recently concluded Asia Cup 2025, also added that he learnt a lot about bowling yorkers by watching old videos of legendary Pakistani fast bowler and former captain Wasim Akram on YouTube.

“All left-arm pacers that are there on YouTube, I don’t think I’ve missed anyone’s video yet.”

“If I used to watch yorkers, I really liked Wasim Akram’s compilation video. In all the videos he was hitting only the stumps. A lefty throwing these in-swings in reverse swing to a righty, I used to enjoy it a lot. What a skill he had.”

“If I’m watching reverse swing, then I’m watching Zaheer (Khan) Bhai’s as well. This is a skill you have to put a lot of your effort into. Even if you open (Lasith) Malinga’s interviews and watch them, he also says the same thing that this is not such a skill that if you learn it once, then you get it.”

“My father or my coach told me that the more you practice it, the more you will achieve mastery in it. If you are bowling with 80% effort in practice, it becomes half of that in the match, 50%. The percentage reduces during the match,” Arshdeep added.