Watch: Arshdeep Singh nabs first wicket in county cricket day after India lose WTC Final
India pacer Arshdeep Singh debuted for English county team Kent against Surrey in the County Championship and bagged his maiden wicket after getting rid of Ben Foakes for 3.Bowling from over the wicket, Arshdeep got one to nip back and trapped Foakes plumb in front.Arshdeep then went on to bowl ten overs in the innings and gave away just 12 runs, including four maidens.
He consently troubled the batters with his accuracy and movement.
Arshdeep Singh has his first #LVCountyChamp wicket!
The @KentCricket bowler gets one to nip back and dismisses Ben Foakes pic.twitter.com/RS4TTfAjut
— LV= Insurance County Championship (@CountyChamp) June 12, 2023
Before the game, Singh revealed that it was India head coach Rahul Dravid who spurred him to join Kent.
“Feeling happy and excited to be here, to be a part of such a great franchise. It is a great county with a rich hory as I have been told people back home. It feels like home. It is just colder than home,” said Arshdeep in a video posted the club ahead of the match.
“Why Kent? A lot of this goes to Rahul Dravid, he told me about the hory of this club and that he represented this club as well. I want to play because of that as well, he has inspired a lot of youngsters back home. This inspired me join Kent as well,” he added.
Arshdeep Singh is excited to make his Kent debut in the @CountyChamp 🇮🇳✈️ pic.twitter.com/QQYOfHrN6u
— Kent Cricket (@KentCricket) June 11, 2023
Arshdeep Singh had signed a deal with Kent back in March. So far in his career, he has played 26 T20I matches and picked up 41 wickets at an average of 17.78. In 7 first-class games, he has picked up 25 wickets.
