Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has applauded Arshdeep Singh for becoming the Indian team’s leading wicket-taker in the T20 format during the first T20I against England. He added that the left-arm pacer has taken more wickets than Jasprit Bumrah in fewer games as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “Arshdeep Singh is an important player. He has reached 97 wickets. He made his debut in June 2022, and June 2025 has not yet come. He is sitting on 97 wickets in two-and-a-half years. Interestingly enough, he has played only 61 or 62 matches. Jasprit Bumrah has played more matches than him and he has picked up more wickets than Jasprit Bumrah. I am not comparing. Of course, Jasprit Bumrah’s economy is 6.28, which is wow. He is slightly expensive but that’s okay.”

In the same video, Aakash Chopra stated that Arshdeep Singh can swing the ball both ways and dismissed Phil Salt with an away-going delivery in the first game as well.

“What a guy. You don’t get left-arm pacers that easily. He is that guy who gets the ball to swing in and away. He dismissed Phil Salt with an outswinger this time. It was interesting as two fielders were kept in the deep – square leg and fine leg. The batter might have been feeling that he would bowl an inswinger but he bowled two outswingers and got him out in the first over. Jacob Bethell came and he made the ball move in a different direction against him. He got a leading edge and he too got out. Rinku (Singh) – good catch,” Aakash Chopra concluded.