Former Indian spinner R Ashwin applauded India star pacer Arshdeep Singh for his brilliant 19th over under pressure against the West Indies in a must-win game in the Super 8 fixture of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026 in Kolkata on Sunday as well. Arshdeep went wicketless and gave away 43 in four overs, but in the second last over of the innings, he bowled a six-run over.

“Arshdeep Singh gave more than 40 runs from four overs, but maybe his 19th over was underrated. People always make decisions seeing no wickets. We are used to seeing the Purple Cap in the IPL. He did not get a wicket, but the execution in the 19th over, even if he did not get a wicket, completely broke their momentum. It was a crucial over. West Indies could have ended up 210-220 as well,” he said on his YouTube channel ‘Ash ki Baat’.

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Arshdeep Singh has had a good show in the T20 World Cup so far; he has claimed 8 wickets in 6 matches at an average of 21.37 and an economy rate of 7.77 as well. Ashwin also believes Team India’s bowling in the last two to three games has been slightly off as well.

“In the last two to three games, I feel India’s bowling, slightly, the execution has not been flash. There is a lot of ability, but they are making small mistakes. You need to know exactly when to be defensive and when to attack. I don’t want to pick instances, but at least on three to four occasions, where we could have bowled deliveries to shut down, we have not done that. It is my only issue. If you are playing a tight game and giving away boundaries just because you are looking for a wicket, it is somewhat not okay, and those 15-20 runs could cost heavily,” R Ashwin concluded.