Arshdeep Singh Unwanted Record: Indian fast bowler Arshdeep Singh made an embarrassing record in the second T20 being played against New Zealand in Raipur. In the match, Team India won the toss and decided to bowl. The responsibility of the first over of the innings was handed over to Arshdeep, who after getting the first ball dot, gave away 18 runs in the remaining five balls.

Devon Conway, who opened for New Zealand, took Arshdeep to task. However, it is worth noting that before this over, Arshdeep had troubled Conway a lot with his bowling. But this time, Conway lashed out at Arshdeep. After dotting the first ball, Conway hit 2 fours on the next two balls. After this the fourth ball of the over was dotted. Then on the fifth and sixth balls Conway hit a six and a four respectively.

Shameful record registered in the name of Arshdeep

With this over, Arshdeep became the bowler who bowled the joint most expensive first over for India in T20. Before Arshdeep, this shameful record was held by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. In 2022, Ireland’s Paul Stirling scored 18 runs in the first over of T20 against Bhuvi.

Arshdeep’s performance in the first T20

If we talk about Arshdeep’s performance in the first T20 of the series, he took 1 wicket in his account after spending 31 runs in 4 overs.

Bowlers who took the most wickets for India in T20

Let us tell you that Arshdeep is the highest wicket taker for India in T20 International. He has taken more than 110 wickets in his name so far. Arshdeep was the first to hold the record of taking 100 wickets for India in T20 International. At present, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya have also crossed the figure of 100-100 wickets.

Why Jasprit Bumrah Not Playing: The second match of the T20 series between India and New Zealand is being played at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur. Jasprit Bumrah has been kept out of India’s playing 11 in this match. Harshit Rana has been given a chance in place of Bumrah. As soon as Bumrah was out, the question started arising in the minds of the fans whether India’s legendary fast bowler got injured before the 2026 T20 World Cup?

Let us tell you that Bumrah was a part of India’s playing 11 in the first T20 of the series played in Nagpur last Wednesday. However, he could not get any wicket in the match. Bumrah had not even bowled his quota of 4 overs. He bowled only 3 overs, after which the questions regarding his injury seem to be becoming more justified. So let us know why Bumrah did not get a chance in the second T20.

Captain told the truth about Bumrah

After the toss in Raipur, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav told that Bumrah has been rested, due to which he is not a part of the playing 11. Let us tell you that 5 matches are to be played in the series, keeping this in mind, Bumrah has been given rest. He will be a very important player for India in the T20 World Cup.

Apart from Harshit Rana, spinner Kuldeep Yadav has also returned to the playing eleven. Kuldeep was included in place of Akshar Patel. Akshar was injured in the first T20, after which he went out of the field.

Team India has lead in the series

It is noteworthy that in the first match of the series, Team India had registered a spectacular victory by 48 runs. In the match, Team India, batting first, scored 238 runs for 7 wickets on the board in 20 overs. This was India’s highest total against New Zealand in T20. In reply, the Kiwi team could score only 190 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. In this way, Men in Blue have won the first T20 and taken a 1-0 lead in the series.