India’s tour of England: After Arshdeep Singh’s stellar performance in white-ball cricket, Test call-up a realisation of childhood dream | Cricket News
When Arshdeep Singh broke into the Indian Test squad, his father Darshan Singh Aulakh reminisced about the hours his son spent watching videos of former left-arm pacer Irfan Pathan as a youngster and getting inspired to represent the country in the longest format. Aulakh, formerly with the Central Industrial Security Force, and wife Baljit Kaur received the good news ahead of their son taking the field for Punjab Kings in the IPL game against Delhi Capitals in Jaipur. “Arshdeep would watch videos of Irfan Pathan repeatedly and would often tell me that he would also play for India in whites one day. Like every cricketer, earning a Test cap and to doing well in Tests remains Arshdeep’s biggest dream,” Aulakh told The Indian Express. Story continues below this ad “Playing Test cricket is the real Test for every bowler. We have seen him in coloured jerseys and now seeing him in whites will be memorable for us.” Post his T20I debut for India in 2022, Arshdeep, now 26, has become India’s leading wicket-taker in T20Is …
