New Delhi: Indian cricketer Arshdeep Singh said that everyone at home has become his bowling coach. He receives fewer messages from his coach and more messages from his family members. Half an hour after the match ends, there are chats from Dad, Mom, Baljeet Kaur, and now even sister Gurleen Kaur teases him. She writes – “You knew you shouldn’t have conceded a six, why didn’t you bowl a yorker?”Arshdeep said his mom has learned that bowling a yorker doesn’t concede a six. She says – “Don’t you know, they were hitting, you should have bowled a yorker.” He has to answer everyone.Arshdeep said that after a good match, Dad (Darshan Singh) doesn’t say anything. He plays corporate matches on Saturdays and Sundays. He used to play cricket in his youth, then had to quit when he got a job.
Now his interest has returned. He bowls outswing and is a right-arm bowler.After the match, he sends his stats – “My four overs, 19 runs, two wickets – do better than me.” There is pressure from his side. Arshdeep said these things in an interview given to a YouTube channel.Arshdeep Singh shared an interesting fact about his English. The cricketer jokingly said that he learned it recently. Then the anchor asked – Where did you learn it from, books? To this, Arshdeep’s answer was – from reels, from movies. Arshdeep said that he also keeps reading books. I think I’ll read ten pages every day. I like watching trending reels. I want to keep my page simple.Arshdeep Singh’s family is from Kharar, Punjab. His father, Darshan Singh, works for a private company. When Arshdeep was born, his posting was in Madhya Pradesh at that time.
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He is also a bowler.His father recognized his passion for cricket. He saw him bowling in the park. Then, at the age of 13, he took him to the Guru Nanak Dev School’s cricket academy in Sector-36, Chandigarh, from where his coaching began.Arshdeep’s father was posted outside. In such a situation, reaching the Chandigarh ground from Kharar at six in the morning was not easy. Because it was a 15-kilometer journey. In such a situation, Arshdeep Singh’s mother used to bring him on a bicycle in the morning. Then she would stay there. After school, she would make him sit in the park and feed him food etc. After that, she would send him back to the academy. After that, she would take him home in the evening. In the initial days, he had to struggle a lot. Arshdeep Singh was not selected for the Punjab team. Family members were also worried. In such a situation, his 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 coach’s advice, Arshdeep told this to his family. His family gave him one year’s time. After this, Arshdeep worked hard on the ground. Then he was selected for Punjab’s Under-19 team. After this, he played in the Under-19 World Cup. After this, his journey continued uninterrupted.In this year’s IPL, Arshdeep Singh also became the highest wicket-taker for Punjab Kings (PBKS). He has taken 86 wickets so far. Before him, this record was held by Piyush Chawla, who took 84 wickets for Punjab. After him are bowlers like Sandeep Sharma (73 wickets), Axar Patel (61 wickets), and Mohammed Shami (58 wickets).
