India's Arshdeep Singh will play an 'important' role against England in the T20 series – Aakash Chopra

New Delhi New Delhi: Former cricketer Aakash Chopra said that India fast bowler Arshdeep Singh will play a “crucial” role in the upcoming five-match T20 series against England. The Men in Blue will play in the first match of the T20 series at the prestigious Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday. Arshdeep made his T20 debut against England in 2022. After this he has played 60 20 over matches and taken 95 wickets at an economy rate of 8.32.

Speaking exclusively on Star Sports, Aakash Chopra said that India need to take wickets early in the game as the Three Lions have a strong batting lineup. The former cricketer praised Arshdeep for his ability to take wickets in the early overs. Chopra further said that India's young fast bowler also has variety.

“Very important. Because their opening pair will be Ben Duckett and Phil Salt, they have Jos Buttler at No. 3, and you know if his wickets don't fall,” Aakash Chopra was quoted as saying in a release issued by Star Sports. , there will be a lot of beating. But the best thing about this bowler is that he takes wickets in the early overs. He also has variety.” The five-match T20 series will start on January 22 in Kolkata. The second and third matches will be held on January 25 and 28 in Chennai and Rajkot respectively. The fourth match of the series will be played on 31 January in Pune. Mumbai will host the final match of the T20 series on February 2.