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BCCI Photo NEW DELHI: Arshdeep Singh made his international debut barely a couple of years ago, but it feels like he has been around forever. Such has been his impact on India's T20 cricket since h is emergence. His consistency over the last two years has meant he is now leading an Indian attack in this T20I series against Bangladesh .
"The aim is to improve as a unit and as a team," was Arshdeep's crisp response to a query about how he interacts with the young pacers coming into the team. Soon to turn 26, one can't deny the underlying anxiety of him being branded as a T20 specialist. "I can't help it that we played so much T20 cricket in the last two years.
I don't know how these two years have gone by. I just try to enjoy and stay in the present, enjoy the highs and lows that is my focus," he said on Tuesday. Last month, he played the entire Duleep Trophy .
It has been a while since he played these many first-class matches on the bounce. "Playing in different formats teaches a player a lot. Red-ball cricket teaches you patience.
In T20s, you have to only think about what a batter might do," Arshdeep said. "The difference in red-ball cricket is that I enjoy that we can see how quickly you can adapt to the conditions, ground dimensions or format. It gives the opportunity to the players to explore their skills.
How he can take wickets in different ways and absorb pressure," the left-arm seamer added. With India looking for an extra pacer for the five-Test tour in Australia starting next month and the ICC Champions Trophy to be played in Feb, it's time he proved he isn't a one-format bowler. But he does well to conceal that anxiety with his charming smile.
"I want to do my best in all the formats wherever I get the opportunity," he said before going on to add: "My life mantra is to enjoy the present. Today is my rest day, so I will enjoy my rest today. We'll see what happens tomorrow.
The T20 World Cup is also two years away. There's no point worrying about these things. Let others take the tension.
I just need to enjoy myself." Mahmudullah retires from T20Is Former Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah Riyad said on Tuesday that his remaining two T20 matches in India will be his last international outings in the format and said he wants to focus on ODIs..
