Arshdeep Singh’s international career is just two years old, but he has already played 55 T20Is and is also a T20 World Cup winner. But the 25-year-old is neither interested in looking back nor in thinking about the future. He is a man of the present.
“I am enjoying my game and didn’t even realise how these two years flew by. I just try and stay in the present, enjoy the highs and lows, that is my focus,” Arshdeep said ahead of the second T20I against Bangladesh on Tuesday.
“My life’s mantra is to enjoy the present. Today is my rest day so I will enjoy my rest today. Kal ka kal dekhenge (Will think about tomorrow when it comes). The T20 World Cup is two years away, very far, I don’t think much about the future,” he added.
Not just white-ball cricket, the left-arm pacer is also a strong contender to be included in India’s Test squad for the tour of Australia later this year. As for his red-ball preparation, he has already had a county stint and also impressed in the Duleep Trophy. But again, he doesn’t want to talk about his future in the longest format of the game.
“I want to do my best in all the formats wherever I get the opportunity,” he said.
“I enjoy that we can see how quickly you can adapt to the conditions, ground dimensions and format. It gives opportunity to the players to explore their skills... Playing in different formats teaches players a lot. In red ball, you get more overs to bowl, it teaches you patience, here (in T20s) you don’t need patience, you have to think about what a batter can do.”
