Arshdeep Singh available for Kent's County Championship match against Surrey on Sunday
Indian left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh has joined the Kent County Cricket Club for five County Championship matches this season. The youngster will be available for their match against Surrey, starting on Sunday.
Kent announced the Indian cricketer's signing earlier this year in March as he delivered a brilliant performance in the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. Having made his T20I debut in 2021, the 24-year-old had a meteoric rise and led the bowling attack in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah. In six matches in the tournament, he took 10 scalps at a brilliant average of 15.60.
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Overall, Arshdeep has picked up 41 wickets in 26 matches at an average of 17.78, with a solitary four-fer. The Madhya Pradesh-born cricketer has also featured in three ODIs, but is yet to take a wicket in the format. As far as first-class cricket goes, he has snared 25 scalps in seven games at 23.84.
"Excited to play red-ball cricket in England" - Arshdeep Singh
Back in March, the 24-year-old revealed that he cannot wait to play red-ball cricket for Kent after learning its history from Rahul Dravid. As quoted by the official website, he said:
"I am excited to play red-ball cricket in England and continue to improve my skills in the first-class game. I look forward to performing in front of Kent’s Members and supporters; Rahul Dravid has already told me it is a Club with a great history."
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Kent’s Director of Cricket, Paul Downton, trusts Arshdeep to continue his good form in Kent, adding:
"We’re delighted to have a player of Arshdeep’s potential join us for five matches this Summer. He has demonstrated that he has world class skills with the white ball, and I am very confident he will be able to put those skills to good use with the red ball in the County Championship."
The left-arm seamer, plying his trade for the Punjab Kings, picked up 17 scalps in 14 matches in IPL 2023.