Arshdeep Singh
Saurabh Netravalkar made headlines worldwide when he dismissed India captain Virat Kohli for an unprecedented Golden Duck and also dismissed Rohit Sharma at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York. The left-arm pacer quickly emerged as one of America’s breakout stars during T20 World Cup 2024.Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep Singh press conference
After suffering an unexpected loss against co-hosts USA in their opening match, India quickly bounced back with an emphatic seven-wicket win against Ireland courtesy of Arshdeep Singh’s impressive four for 9 performance that ensured India thumped their opponents.
However, Arshdeep received little media coverage despite his impressive bowling, as 11 journalists decided instead to interview US bowler Saurabh Netravalkar in the mixed zone instead of attending his post-match press conference. Arshdeep has made waves at this tournament by getting out Kohli for a golden duck before outwitting him again for just three runs in India’s innings against him.
Stuart Law was also present for the interview and spoke highly of Arshdeep, giving credit to him for helping secure USA’s spot in Super 8.
Arshdeep proved decisive early in the match as he bowled Shayan Jahangir lbw off his first ball and Andries Gous caught deep five balls later, leaving USA reeling at 25-2 at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium. Suryakumar Yadav scored an unbeaten half century that enabled India to triumph with 10 balls left at play at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium.Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep, 20, noted that practicing against Pakistan bowlers had given him more confidence when it comes to his batting. He hopes he’ll get an opportunity to play for India soon and hopes to reach the top order within their ranks.
Arshdeep Singh | Saurabh Netravalkar’s press conference
Saurabh Netravalkar has made headlines across India and America due to his impressive bowling performances during the 2024 T20 World Cup. Not only had he stunned Pakistan in a notable Super Over victory, he then excelled against India – dismissing Virat Kohli for golden duck and then Rohit Sharma. Netravalkar quickly established himself as an icon within both nations – even overshadowing some of India’s star cricketers! Now an American citizen based out of Pennsylvania; Netravalkar’s name has become synonymous with USA cricket; now overshadowing some of India’s premier players!Arshdeep Singh
After his match against USA, Navjot Singh Sidhu engaged in some light banter with Netravalkar and asked about his decision to abandon India cricket dreams for engineering studies in America. Netravalkar replied with no regrets regarding this choice as he loves both countries equally and is content with his decision. Navjot also mentioned how serious their chances are of qualifying for Super 8 stage of tournament.
The USA team currently stands on three points from two matches and are tied with South Africa on four. To guarantee themselves a spot in the knockout rounds, they need to win their last game against Ireland and secure all four victories for success.Arshdeep Singh
Netravalkar’s 2/18 spell against Pakistan proved one of the biggest surprises ever witnessed at T20 World Cup. Now he has become one of the breakout stars of the tournament and is making his mark in an increasingly popular form of cricket within America. Netravalkar currently plays for Washington Freedom in ICC Americas Region as well as co-founding CricDeCode app which provides cricket statistics directly to fans. Furthermore, he’s studying an MBA degree at Cornell University while working full-time as software engineer for Oracle.
Arshdeep Singh press conference
Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh was awarded Player of the Match after an outstanding performance against USA, but rather than interview him post-match, 11 journalists instead decided to interview USA bowler Saurabh Netravalkar instead, reflecting the growing popularity of cricket in America. ESPN broadcast live coverage of their USA-India clash and video footage showing Netravalkar dismissing Kohli for a golden duck went viral online and social media.
Left-armer Jack Rehau said his focus was solely on sticking with his plan and didn’t allow the challenging conditions in New York to affect him. Rehau acknowledged that controlling their swing was difficult on a drop-in pitch with cloudy conditions at Nassau Country Stadium, and revealed even experienced bowlers have difficulty maintaining consistency under these circumstances.\Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep Singh
Speaking on his batting skills, he acknowledged how facing Pakistan bowlers helped build his confidence as a batsman. This statement came in reference to an innings against their arch-nemesis where he scored nine runs off 13 balls with one four hit. This contribution proved decisive as India defeated them by six runs during T20 World Cup 2024 match-up.
Singh said he was so confident of his batting abilities that he asked Rohit Sharma to promote him ahead of Jasprit Bumrah in the batting order. He credits his success at bat to his experience batting against Pakistan bowlers such as Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Amir and Naseem Shah.Arshdeep Singh
Singh heaped praise upon Bumrah, praising his ability to pick wickets at all times for helping win games. Singh stated he has learned a great deal from Bumrah’s experience as well and looked forward to working together in future.Arshdeep Singh
