The young Indian fast bowler, Arzan Nagwaswalla garnered a lot of limelight when he was selected in the reserves of the Indian squad for the upcoming ICC World Test Championship final in Southampton. India’s newest Test recruit has been in impressive form in domestic cricket and was one of the major reasons why Gujarat reached the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare trophy. He scalped 19 wickets in the tournament and became the crucial cog for the team. 

After earning praise after a five-wicket haul against Mumbai in a Ranji Trophy match in 2018 – his maiden season – he was at his best in the following season as well, decimating a formidable Punjab outfit. Against Punjab, he managed to take a five-wicket haul and had some big wickets to his kitty. His efforts were recognized as he was named the man of the match.

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Here is the video BCCI shared of his maiden 5-wicket haul for Gujarat:

Arzan Nagwaswalla is a new addition in the #TeamIndia squad as a standby player. @GCAMotera

Watch this to know what he is capable of 🎥 👇

— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) May 7, 2021

In that fiery spell, Arzan picked up Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Mandeep Singh, and Anmolpreet Singh. Then he was brought back later in his second spell when he managed to polish off the tail.

Looking at the 23-year old from a distance, one gets the feeling that Arzan Nagwaswalla has shades of a young Irfan Pathan in him. Like Irfan, Arzan is prominently a swing bowler and gets a majority of his wickets with the ball that comes back into the right-hander and leaves the left-hander.

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Arzan has been added to the Indian team and would be on standby. It is doubtful he will be getting a game, but again T Natarajan was also picked for the Australia tour as a net bowler and he ended making his debut. This means Arzan would have to be ready to get his chance.