The person who was trolled as Khalistani in 2022, created history: Arshdeep, the top wicket taker in T20 World Cup; was once going to leave cricket and go to Canada – Amritsar News

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After the tournament ended, Arshdeep Singh became the joint highest wicket-taker. With his brilliant performance in bowling, Arshdeep Singh has registered his name along with Afghanistan’s Fazalhaq Farooqi. Both took 17 wickets in the T20 World Cup.

Arshdeep Singh dominated his opponents throughout the tournament. Before the final match, Arshdeep Singh had 15 wickets and was at number four. But, 2 wickets in the final match brought him to the first position along with Fazalhaq Farooqui. Throughout the tournament, whenever there was pressure on India, Arshdeep Singh showed his bowling skills.

Cricketer Arshdeep Singh was so disappointed at not getting selected that he wanted to quit cricket and shift to Canada. Then on the advice of his coach, he continued playing cricket and has now become a strong part of the Indian cricket team.

Took 17 wickets in 8 matches, broke Hasranga’s record too
Arshdeep Singh and Fazal Haq have secured the first position by taking 17 wickets in 8 matches each. While Arshdeep Singh’s economy rate was 7.16 and Fazal Haq’s economy rate was 6.31. India’s Jasprit Bumrah is in third place with South Africa’s Enrique by taking 15 wickets in 8 matches with an economy rate of 4.17.

Before the final match, Arshdeep was in fourth place. Till the final match, Afghanistan’s Fazalhaq Farooqi was leading the way. He broke Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga’s record by taking 17 wickets.

Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga was in first place with 16 wickets in the 2021/2022 season. But, in the final, Arshdeep Singh has set a new benchmark by surpassing Hasaranga’s record and putting him at par with Fazal Haq.

Arshdeep Singh controversy when he was called a Khalistani
Two years ago, India had to face a crushing defeat at the hands of Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022. At one point in the Super-4 round, the victory of the Indian team seemed certain, but due to poor bowling, fielding and carelessness, India lost the match.

In the 18th over, Arshdeep Singh dropped the catch of Asif Ali, for which he was trolled on social media. This was the turning point of this match. After which Arshdeep Singh started being trolled by calling him Khalistani.

Full story of cricketer Arshdeep

Arshdeep Singh was once about to quit cricket
The Indian cricket team has become the winner by defeating South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024. Indian bowler Arshdeep Singh has got a different identity from this tournament. He has made a record by taking 17 wickets in eight matches. By doing this, he has joined the list of five bowlers in the world.

But very few people know that there was a time in his life when he had prepared to say goodbye to cricket. His parents had even decided to send him to Canada and settle there.

Arshdeep Singh with father Darshan Singh, mother Baljit Kaur and sister Gurleen Kaur. His brother Akashdeep lives in Canada.

The family had made preparations to send them to Canada
Arshdeep Singh was not getting selected in the Punjab team. The family members were also worried. In such a situation, the parents decided to send him to Canada to his brother. They talked to his coach about this. When the coach discussed this with Arshdeep, he said that he wanted to play.

On the advice of the coach, Arshdeep told this to his family. The family members gave him one year’s time. After this, Arshdeep worked hard on the ground. Then he was selected in Punjab’s age group 19 team. After this, he played the Under-19 World Cup. After this, this journey continued continuously.

Cricketer Arshdeep Singh with coach Jaswant Rai.

Father recognized the talent, mother applied strength
Arshdeep Singh’s family is from Kharar, Punjab. His father Darshan Singh was in CISF. When Arshdeep was born, he was posted in Madhya Pradesh. He is also a bowler. His father recognized his passion for cricket. He saw him bowling in the park. Then he took him to the cricket academy of Guru Nanak Dev School located in Sector-36, Chandigarh at the age of 13. From where his coaching started.

Arshdeep’s father was posted outside. In such a situation, it was not easy to reach Chandigarh ground from Kharar at six in the morning. It was a journey of 15 kilometers. In such a situation, Arshdeep Singh’s mother Daljeet Kaur used to bring him on a bicycle in the morning. Then she used to stay there. After school, she used to make him sit in the park and feed him etc. After this, she used to send him to the academy again. After this, she used to take him home in the evening. He had to struggle a lot in the initial days.

Cricketer Arshdeep with mother Baljeet Kaur and father Darshan Singh.

Become a king by recognizing the variation

Even when Arshdeep Singh was playing the World Cup U-19, his problems were no less. In terms of speed, he had three bowlers in front of him. So he started working on variations.

He used to bowl good yorkers in the death overs, so he worked on his yorkers. He worked on slow overs and line and length. He was selected in the IPL because of his variation.

Mentally very strong, have faith in God
Arshdeep is a religious minded person. He keeps meditating. Those who know him say that the fast bowler has aggression. But he does not show it. He remains very calm. Whenever he comes to the city, he goes to all the gurudwaras to pay obeisance.

He is mentally very strong. His coach Jaswant Rai says that when he was trolled for dropping a catch in the match against Pakistan, he called Arshdeep and advised him not to look at social media today.

Arshdeep’s answer to this was that he has been watching it since morning. He likes what people are saying. They asked why he looks sad. To this Arshdeep said that he hit a four in the match against Pakistan and if he had stopped it, we would have won the match. That’s why he is sad.

Arshdeep Singh’s coach Jaswant Rai.

His struggle in cricket was like this
Arshdeep Singh was selected to play for Punjab in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 19 September 2018. He was then selected in India’s squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In December 2018, he was selected by Kings XI Punjab for the 2019 Indian Premier League.

He was the team’s second-highest wicket-taker. He was praised for his good performance. In November 2019, he was selected in India’s squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh. He is now playing in every format.

When Arshdeep went to play county cricket, he also went to the Gurudwara there and paid his obeisance.

He will become the fourth Indian player to play county
Arshdeep’s net worth is close to ten crores or 1.2 million dollars. He is the brand ambassador of many companies or advertises for them. Arshdeep Singh will play five first-class matches for the Kent team in England’s upcoming county season. The Kent County team announced this on its website. He is the fourth player from India to play county.