“There was a plan & I was prepared to execute it” says Arshdeep Singh

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Punjab Kings clinched a thriller on the last ball with Arshdeep Singh claiming 3/35

It was the final over which made all the difference in a match between Punjab Kings & Rajasthan Royals. As the match was progressing & with the century of Sanju Samson, RR fans were delighted to see & expected them to have a clear win, but Arshdeep Singh, the punjab kings pacer, took the responsibility to change the course of the game in the final over of the match. As Arshdeep took the bowl in his hands with a plan to bowl wide yorkers to Samson, the plan looked well executed & PBKS won the match by 4 runs.

IPL is such a big stage and such a good league, you cannot write off any team. I do not have any special preparation, I just back myself. The support staff always tells me to back myself and keep things simple. I try to bowl what the captain wants me to, if you have bluff, then bluff the batter not the skipper,”

said Arshdeep during a virtual press conference.

“The field was set, the plan was to make Samson play wider, the plan was to bowl wide yorkers to Samson and if we executed that, it would have been harder for Samson to get under,”

he added.

When asked how hard it was to bowl with dew around, Arshdeep said:

“I guess every team practises bowling at the death with dew. I do not think there was that much dew, every team practises keeping dew in mind as toss is not in your control.”

Skipper KL Rahul gave him the responsibility & Arshdeep did his job very well.

“I had gone to Arshdeep for crucial overs last year too. He doesn’t mind bowling the pressure overs, he seems to enjoy it. He loves being in the contest. Love throwing him the ball. He’s pretty clear with what he wants to do,”

Rahul told host broadcaster Star Sports after the win.

This win will help to boost up the team’s confidence for their next math which is against Chennai Super Kings on Friday, 16th April.

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