BENGALURU: The shortest format has always been tough on bowlers who are often at the receiving end. At compact venues like M Chinnaswamy Stadium here, where batters call the shots, the conditions can get brutal for bowlers.
With the venue known for producing batting strips, scores over 180 are usually a norm. It becomes an ordeal to contain batters, whose thick edges, at times, also clear the fence. However, India pacer Arshdeep Singh, who scalped three wickets in the second T20I in Indore, is up for the challenge.
“As bowlers, we feel there is nothing to lose here (at the Chinnaswamy Stadium). Batsmen are under pressure. They feel that they have to score more boundaries and that is where as a bowler you are in the game, you can get more wickets. There are more options to get wickets and you are always on your toes,” opined Arshdeep.
The left-arm pacer, who considers his last 12 months display to be a mixed bag, is striving for excellence. And with the game constantly changing, he has been working on variations and hopes to master new skills.
1/10:3rd T20I: India eye clean sweep against Afghanistan
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2/10:India vs Afghanistan
<p>With the series already in the bag, India will be eager to perfect their freshly-baked T20 template against Afghanistan in the third and last match in Bengaluru on Wednesday. </p>AP
3/10:India's final T20I
<p>This will be India's final T20 game ahead of the World Cup in June, and the team management wouldn't want any drop in intensity. </p>AFP
4/10:Twin wins
<p>India's wins at Mohali and Indore were marked by an ultra-aggressive mindset from ball one that saw them chasing down 159 in 17.3 overs and 173 in 15.4 overs respectively. </p>PTI
5/10:Virat Kohli
<p>It was a clear deviation from their earlier approach of building the momentum for a final flourish in T20s and Shivam Dube and Virat Kohli showed this intent. </p>AFP
6/10:Yashasvi Jaiswal
<p>Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who had missed the first match at Mohali with a groin niggle, came up with a quick half-century in the last game. </p>AFP
7/10:Rohit Sharma
<p>India would hope that skipper Rohit Sharma's bat finally fires as he was run out in the first match and misjudged pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi's length at Indore. </p>AP
8/10:Kuldeep Yadav
<p>While India might not affect any major changes in the batting unit, the think-tank can look to give some game-time to Kuldeep Yadav and Avesh Khan. </p>AP
9/10:Sanju Samson
<p>If wicketkeeper batter Jitesh Sharma is rested, India have the option of bringing in Sanju Samson. </p>PTI
10/10:Afghanistan
<p>Afghanistan have shown isolated sparks in this series without being able to transform them into match-winning fireworks. </p>AFP“I recently started bowling with a new ball (variation), especially on slow wickets. In the last match, I
tried a few variations, especially against left-handers, a type of leg-cutter. Otherwise, I am trying to sharpen my skills that I possess,” he said.
