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In the first T20I match against England which restarts on January 25, Shami will be making his much anticipated return 15 months after his injury sidelined him from the game. Star Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh is expected to be part of a powerful pace attack headlined by Shami so he can make a statement during his first game back.
After being the highest wicket-taker in the 2024 T20 World Cup as well as playing a critical role in India's first-ever win under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, he has become a staple for the Indian pacers in the shortest format. After being absent for the 2023 cricket world cup, the 25-year-old is finally getting his chance to play in India’s ODI team for the 2025 champions trophy.
In July 2022, Arshdeep made his debut and has since then played 60 matches where he has an overall of 95 wickets at an economy of 8.32 and average of 18.1. In November during the South Africa T20I series, he made headlines by becoming the highest wicket taker in T20s by an Indian fast bowler.
Near the Top of the History
Yuzvendra Chahal is currently the overarching record holder and with 2 wickets, Arshdeep can potentially claim a new record during the match against England. The leading Indian pace bowler requires only two more wickets to become the leading Indian wicket taker in the history of T20s. The current record for most T20s wickets is held by Chahal with 96 in 80 games.
Most T20I Wickets For India
Bowler , Matches - Wickets
Yuzvendra Chahal
80 96
Arshdeep Singh
60 60
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
87 90
Jasprit Bumrah
70 89
Hardik Pandya
109 89
While Jasprit Bumrah won the Player of the Tournament in the 2024 T20 World Cup, Arshdeep was the tournament's joint-highest wicket-taker alongside Afghanistan's Fazalhaq Farooqi with 17 scalps in eight games. He also took 10 wickets in six games in the 2022 edition of the mega event in Australia, which was the most by an Indian in their run to the semi-final.
