The plan was to hit the hard lengths – Arshdeep Singh after India’s win against USA

India chronicled the highest successful run-chase in New York City and it came at the expense of a warring USA. The bedrock for the victory was laid by India’s left-arm seamer, Arshdeep Singh, who claimed four wickets while conceding just nine runs from his allotment of four overs.

Arshdeep’s haul included the prized scalps of Shayan Jahangir, Andries Gous, Nitish Kumar and Harmeet Singh to restrict USA to a modest 110. He won the Player of the Match performance for his superlative bowling efforts in a pretty closely-contested encounter.

Talking at the post-match presentation, Arshdeep Singh said, “Very very happy with the performance. In the last two games, I gave away little more runs, wasn't happy with that. The team always shows belief in me and keep backing me, I had to deliver for them. The wicket is very conducive to fast bowlers and it's helping us get some seam movement.”

He further added, “The plan was simple, pitch it in the wicket and let the ball do the talking. Don't give easy balls to score, our batsmen are also facing difficulties to score runs. The plan was to hit the hard lengths.”

Arshdeep concluded by saying, “In conditions like this, you can use the wicket more. When you are playing international cricket, you need to have some routines and the way you take care of your body counts. All the bowlers have done extremely well, looking forward to do the same in the next leg as well.”