In during the first of the five matches series against England, Arshdeep Singh was able to earn his name in the record books. Mohammed Shami’s injury has opened room for other Indian pacers and Arshdeep has surely been impressive in the episodes. Arshdeep single handedly took England’s batting line-up on the back foot by claiming 2 early strikes.

Arshdeep Singh’s addition of Ben Duckett’s wicket allowed the pacer to set a personal milestones as Duckett became Arshdeep’s 97th T20I victim. Prior to this match, Arshdeep Singh was level with Chahal’s record of 96 wickets. After this match, he puts the numbers at 97 with high hopes of becoming the first Indian bowler to achieve 100 wickets in T20 format.

Bowlers with Most Wickets For India In T20Is Wickets

Arshdeep Singh 97

Yuzvendra Chahal 96

Bhuvneshwar Kumar 90

Jasprit Bumrah 89

Hardik Pandya 89

With his 90 wickets from 87 matches, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is at number three. For the moment, both Yuzvendra and Bhuvneshwar are out of the pictures; Chahal still has a chance to make a comeback to Team India.

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Career of Arshdeep Singh

Arshdeep Singh played his first match for India in July 2022 when he debuted in a T20I match against England. With consistent performances, he became a part of India’s T20I setup and was selected in the 2022 World Cup squad. After the regular pacers injured, Arshdeep kept performing and soon became India’s premier fast bowler.

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Performing exceptionally well, he was also instrumental during India’s triumph in the 2024 T20 World Cup, where he picked up 17 wickets. He ended up as the joint highest wicket taker of the ICC event.

Within a short period of less than 3 years after his debut, he has now set the record as India’s highest wicket taker in T20Is. Arshdeep has a bright future ahead of him and he is likely to set a milestone of 300 wickets in the shortest format. Tim Southee is the highest wicket taker in T20Is with 164, and Rashid Khan comes next with 161.

Mohammed Shami is out of the first T20I match against England. Shami, a senior pacer, is unavailable for this match. The Indian ranks have not seen him since the twenty twenty-three ODI World Cup. In the ICC Champions Trophy, he is baring with Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah as India’s lead pacers.