India registered a 7 wicket victory over England in 5 match T20I series at Kolkata on Wednesday. Indian bowlers dominated with the ball, with Arshdeep Singh reaching a significant milestone by becoming India's highest wicket-taker in T20Is. Arshdeep now has 97 wickets in 61 matches surpassing Yuzvendra Chahal's record of 96 wickets.
After the game, Arshdeep humorously apologised to Chahal. A video was shared by BCCI in which Arshdeep apologised to Yuzvendra Chahal by holding both his ears and gave a cheeky smile. The left arm pacer expressed his delight, saying, "It feels great, and I’m grateful my hard work has paid off. I’ll continue to take wickets for the country."
He also praised Varun Chakravarthy, who was named Man of the Match for his impressive 3/23 spell, calls him crucial for taking wickets in the middle overs.
“Varun is bowling exceptionally these days, as it’s extremely crucial to take wickets in the middle overs in T20Is. If the batters don’t get out at that time, they can accelerate later on, which makes it difficult to bowl at the death. But since Varun has come he’s taken a lot of wickets in the middle overs and has given us a good platform to bowl at the death against the lower order. I hope he continues to take wickets like this.”
India beat England by 7 wickets
India bowled England out for just 132, with Arshdeep contributing an economical spell of 2/17 in 4 overs. In reply, India chased down the target in just 12.5 overs, thanks to Abhishek Sharma's blistering knock of 79 runs for sealing a seven-wicket victory. With this India took a lead of 1-0.
