"Not Going To Impress...": Ex-India Star Blasts Arshdeep Singh's Lack Of Game Awareness

04.08.2024 - 07:57 sports.ndtv.com

Former India cricketer Dodda Ganesh criticised Arshdeep Singh for the player's lack of game awareness shown during the first ODI against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Friday.

The match ended in a tie as Arshdeep Singh played a big slogsweep and got dismissed as the last Indian wicket when the side needed only 1 run to win off 14 balls.

Interestingly, it was the first ball of Arshdeep's innings. He got LBW out as he completely missed the Charith Asalanka delivery while going for the fancy shot, which has come under a lot of scrunity.

What a dramatic turn of events!Back-to-back wickets for skipper Asalanka turned the game on its head, with the match tied!Watch #SLvIND ODI series LIVE on #SonyLIV pic.twitter.com/qwu5rmlZIQ "You can't expect run from the tail enders but a bit of game awareness is paramount for any cricketer.

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