“He gave me this small tip” - Arshdeep Singh reveals Mohammed Siraj’s advice which helped him to recover from ENG vs IND trauma

Indian left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh has stated that he has learnt to enjoy the boring time. Notably, the seamer was benched for the whole duration of the England tour in the recently concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.

Currently, Arshdeep is plying his trade for the North Zone side in the ongoing domestic tournament Duleep Trophy 2025-26 campaign, scalping only one wicket in 17 overs, conceding 51 runs with three maidens.

“Mentally, what I have learnt in the last two months, is to enjoy the boring time. Because in red-ball cricket, there will be times when the work gets boring. Like the session after lunch... say the ball doesn’t do anything. How to enjoy that?,” Arshdeep Singh said.

Furthermore, the left-arm seamer also revealed the fellow pacer Mohammed Siraj’s advice on how to enjoy the phase when nothing is happening. Interestingly, Arshdeep was expected to make his Test debut in Manchester, but a left thumb injury ruled him out of that particular game.

“I spoke to [Mohammed] Siraj and he told me that how you enjoy the phase when nothing is happening will tell you how successful you can be. He gave me this small tip and I really liked it,” he added.

Moreover, Arshdeep has stated that he had started practicing with the white ball during the last Test between England and India at The Oval. 

“In the last Test [at The Oval], I started training with a white ball. I don’t know how many thousands of balls I threw in practice. At the end of the day, white ball or red, you just play,” he noted.

“In today’s cricket, a batsman can hit out against the red ball and play conservatively against a white ball. So, it just depends on how you adapt to the situation, the wicket, the weather, and decide when to put in the effort and when to conserve,” he concluded.

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