India vs South Africa, 1st T20I: Another chance for spirited Arshdeep Singh to present his case

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, started leaking runs in recent matches. One man who has shown that he can deliver with the ball in the end overs is Arshdeep Singh. Arshdeep shot into prominence with his searing yorkers in IPL. Time and again, Punjab Kings asked Arshdeep to bowl the final overs in pressure situations and more often than not the youngster delivered.

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South Africans have replaced Australians as India rivals for their last three T20 matches before that big tournament Down Under and the two teams will square off in the first of those games at the Greenfield stadium, Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday night.

The IPL performances saw Arshdeep being rewarded with his maiden India cap in the T20 International against in England in July this year. He has shown the same composure and nerve while bowling at the death for India as he has done in IPL. Arshdeep missed the T20I series against Australia and spent time at the NCA for conditioning-related work. He returns for the T20I series against South Africa. With Bhuvneshwar Kumar missing this series, the youngster will be the preferred option to replace him in the playing XI. Being a left-arm seamer, Arshdeep also offers Indian bowling an extra dimension. On the eve of the game, Arshdeep had a long bowl in the nets here at the Greenfield stadium on Tuesday. Between deliveries, he was seen having long conversations with India's bowling coach Paras Mhambrey. No wonder, the team management is speaking highly of the youngster. "The way he landed yorkers under extreme pressure in his first year of international cricket, it is not easy. He is a very smart guy and keeps things simple.