"As always trusting an overhyped product"- Shocked fans slam management as Umran Malik makes India debut ahead of Arshdeep Singh
Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh will have to wait a bit longer for his India cap as speedster Umran Malik is set to make his debut in the first T20I against Ireland at Malahide on Sunday.
The Punjab Kings (PBKS) cricketer has been a consistent performer in the IPL over the past few seasons and has grown into arguably one of the best left-arm pacers in the country at the moment. Malik, however, got the nod ahead of the left-armer, most likely because of his searing pace.
Fans on Twitter were in disbelief to see Umran Malik replace Harshal Patel as the third seamer despite having Arsheep on the bench. While they were excited to see the speedster, they also felt that Arshdeep Singh should definitely have been picked in the playing XI ahead of Malik in the pecking order.
Here are some of the reactions:
Oh, who am I kidding. twitter.com/onfieldumpire/… https://t.co/w7bVrIqCmX
Umran making his debut ahead of Arshdeep is an open proof of how 'Superstars' & 'Stories' are valued over skills & performances
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#IREvIND
i love umran but him debuting before arshdeep has gotta be a fkn joke bro
@BCCI Where is arshdeep? He deserves a chance more then umran !!
Arshdeep should go to CSK/MI if he wants to play for India
no arshdeep??
bruh just lose today lmao
Why are they benching Arshdeep man?
Arshdeep has worked hard since 2019!
Last year also again Arshdeep was robbed in SL tour for sakariya.
And now One good season Umran🤷🏼♂️ twitter.com/mufaddal_vohra…
Arshdeep is very unlucky here. He should get a nod ahead of Umran for his performances but anyway team might want to rattle Ireland with pace so they prefer Umran. Good luck for him
Hope Arshdeep and Tripathi get a chance in d next game. Otherwise this series would be pointless. twitter.com/CricCrazyJohns…
🥰Congratulations Umran Malik for the debut ✅🥰
But dont you guys think Arshdeep Singh maybe deserved it first?
Umran Malik debut before Don Arshdeep 🥲🥲 twitter.com/BCCI/status/15…
Most probably this game will be a washout that means same playing 11 for next game and Arshdeep,Sanju and Tripathi will remain on bench 😢
Irrespective of how umran does today ,
I would have preferred arshdeep over him . Guy is phenomenal at any phase of the game
No agenda against Umran but him playing ahead of Arshdeep deserves a rain hit closure.
Terrible selection. Feel for Arshdeep
Really wanted Arshdeep to get the India cap before Umran. But anyway, good luck to the young gun. Hope he does well and proves his worth!! #IREvIND
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Arshdeep se pehle debut hogya umran ka 😭😭🙏 ..
This is what social media hype results in ..😃👍
Me on Indian cricket Matchday nowadays:
Toss-Cry over Arshdeep not playing-Switch off TV-Next Matchday
Repeat
Arshdeep robbed again. Imagine playing consistently for 3/4 season but someone new gets preferred bcos he has SpEeD. twitter.com/ESPNcricinfo/s…
Umran playing but rain interrupting the match and arshdeep not playing.
le me:
#INDvsIRE https://t.co/hroIXyrYvl
Mixed emotions. As much as I'm happy to see Umran debut, I feel Arshdeep also deserved a debut. But koi nai, things will happen for both incredibly promising youngsters 🤙🏏
@CricCrazyJohns Arshdeep robbed again 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
There is a lack of left arm fast bowlers in the Indian cricket team, yet there is no Arshdeep in the team which is bothering me alot now 😒 https://t.co/FIcf5d43hH
Yaa, Dravid is great coach.
But there was no need to play Bhuvi today. He should have been rested. Avesh got all 5 games vs SA, so this series deserved a chance for Arshdeep ahead of anyone. https://t.co/mH4gfLuezE
@BCCI Arshdeep Singh deserves more than him to be honest anyways expecting grt perfromance frm Umran Malik......!
💔💔💔 Arshdeep Singh 💔💔😭😭🤒
#INDvsIRE https://t.co/sU93PLbhN7
@BCCI Nothing against him and happy that he’s making the debut but pecking order? If not Arshdeep deserves it
we hardly get any good left arm pacers nd now arshdeep has that potential to perform on big stage so bcci nd management should try him in this tinpot series nd invest on him bt as always they r trusting on overhyped product
1. Umran ahead of Arshdeep??? Like, seriously???
2. How is Ruturaj still playing???
No place for Arshdeep again. What mockery is this?
Bit surprised with Umran Malik decision, not enough sample to judge him over a proven performer like Arshdeep Singh who's a lot more suited to Australian conditions.
This is like picking Venky,Ruturaj,Shreyas over proven IPL performers like Samson,Tripathi.
Arshdeep was supposed to be ahead of him twitter.com/BCCI/status/15…
Arshdeep Singh's record in IPL
In 37 IPL games, Arshdeep Singh has picked up 40 wickets at an economy rate of 8.35. In IPL 2022, the left-armer brought that control to his game and got his economy rate down to just 7.7.
What was incredible to see was the Punjab Kings captain trust Arshdeep a bit more than the experienced Kagiso Rabada on quite a few occasions. This spoke volumes about the youngster's improvement, which was rewarded with an India call-up for the five T20Is against South Africa.
Arshdeep didn't get a chance in the playing XI and coach Rahul Dravid spoke about the importance of continuity and experience in the Indian team. Many eyebrows were raised over Umran Malik's one-season brilliance being given more importance than Arshdeep's consistency.
Speaking of the first T20I between India and Ireland, it's still raining at Malahide at the time of writing and the chances of getting a game in are becoming bleaker by the minute.