India's Arshdeep Singh listens to India's captain Suryakumar Yadav during the first T20 cricket match between India and England at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)Indian left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh has become a reliable all-phase bowler for India in T20 cricket. He can swing and seam the new ball both against the left-handers and right-handers, possesses the ability to deliver some lethal yorkers and tricky slower ones in the end, and also with some clever tactics and other willy variations he possesses the skills to create the inroads through middle overs.
On Wednesday in the first T20I against England in Kolkata, Arshdeep’s second wicket of Ben Duckett helped him go past Yuzvendra Chahal (96 wickets) to become the highest wicket-taker for India in T20Is.
| Player | Wickets | Economy Rate |
| Arshdeep Singh | 97 from 61 matches | 8.24 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 96 from 80 matches | 8.19 |
| Hardik Pandya | 91 from 110 matches | 8.20 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 90 from 87 matches | 6.96 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 89 from 70 matches | 6.27 |
After stellar performances in 2024 in T20Is, India’s left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh joined Travis Head, Sikandar Raza and Babar Azam in the nominees of ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year award on Sunday. Arshdeep was the spearhead for India in T20Is throughout the year, and played an important role in helping India secure the T20 World Cup final win.
With a dire need for a left handed pacer in the team, Arshdeep put up his best performances to fulfill that need. He picked up wickets consistently, getting 18 of them after his T20 World Cup final performance, troubling the likes of Sri Lanka and South Africa away, and Bangladesh at home.
. The penultimate over was delivered by him, and he drasticallyAt the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in June, Arshdeep was a strong pillar of the bowling line-up, and aided immensely in India’s Final win raised South Africa’s run rate by conceding just four runs, leaving South Africa with 16 runs to win. He also got the early wicket of Aiden Markram, and removed a well-set Quinton de Kock.
| Country | Player | Wickets |
| New Zealand | Tim Southee | 164 |
| Afghanistan | Rashid Khan | 161 |
| Bangladesh | Shakib Al Hasan | 149 |
| Sri Lanka | Wanindu Hasaranga | 131 |
| Ireland | Mark Adair | 127 |
| England | Adil Rashid | 126 |
| Australia | Adam Zampa | 117 |
| Pakistan | Haris Rauf | 110 |
| India | Arshdeep Singh | 97 |
| South Africa | Tabraiz Shamsi | 89 |
| Zimbabwe | Sikandar Raza | 79 |
| West Indies | Dwayne Bravo | 78 |
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