WI vs IND: Arshdeep Singh has a big heart, Hardik Pandya credits pacer ahead of 5th T20I
WI vs IND: India captain Hardik Pandya has lauded Arshdeep Singh ahead of the 5th T20I match at Lauderhill, Florida. Arshdeep picked 3 wickets in the 4th T20I.
In Short
- India captain Hardik Pandya lauded Arshdeep Singh
- Arshdeep picked 3 wickets in the 4th T20I match at Florida
- India are playing the decider against West Indies
India captain Hardik Pandya has lauded his pacers, especially Arshdeep Singh ahead of final T20I match of the series at Florida on Sunday, 13 August. Arshdeep was the pick among the bowlers in the fourth T20I match of the series, dismissing three crucial batters. Arshdeep removed openers Kyle Mayers, and Brandon King in the powerplay and then returned to bowl in the death and picked up the wicket of Shimron Hetmyer who looked in ominous form.
Speaking ahead of the final T20I match of the series, Hardik credited his bowlers once again and said that taking regular wickets was the key to winning games in a pitch like Florida.
"If you see, in this kind of wickets, you need to be courageous. Even if you get hit in the first three balls, you can come back. Arsh has a big heart and all the other bowlers do as well. I think all of them did very well with the ball in hand. Yes, we have the same team," Hardik said at the toss.
"We are going to bat first. It's the same track. It played much better than what it did last year. When we started in the powerplay we were looking to see who to stop them. Taking wickets will be key," Hardik concluded.
India will become the first ever team if they are able to win the 5th T20I match against West Indies. No team has ever won a 5-match T20I series after losing the first two matches. India will back their momentum after winning the 3rd and the 4th T20I match of the series.
India did not have the best of starts in the powerplay of the final game. India lost both openers - Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal - to Akeal Hosein in the first overs of the game.
