A new-era of rivalry is set to being between India and England on June 20 as this Test will be the start of the 2025-2027 World Test Championship cycle. Where both sides face each other in a five match test series at Headingley, Leeds. People all over the cricketing world will keep a note of the success of the newfound generation players.
Fans will be excited to witness to watch the first Test where Arshdeep Singh might debut under the leadership of young skipper Shubman Gill who will be heading a squad of young players following the retirement of cricketing legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
This 26-year-old star Indian fast bowler is being one of the most reliable bowlers in the Indian team in the limited-overs format. As he has proven himself to be an obstacle for many keys batters of other teams and taken important wickets for India.
Arshdeep Singh’s IPL Stats
In IPL 2025 Arshdeep gave a strong performance playing 17 matches with a confidence as a promising pace bowler. Throughout the campaign he sported 350 deliveries and game up 518 runs despite a few high scoring matches. However the 21 wickets he took showed his effectiveness when it comes to sticky situations in the game. This economy rate of 8.88 demonstrated that Arshdeep maintained a reasonable degree of control over the flow of runs under duress, and his steady performance which regularly took the form of key peals of the death overs and often powerplay provided a very valuable asset.
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How Well Can Arshdeep Singh Perform At The Leeds Pitch
The 26-year old lad could be a key player to India in the upcoming Test at Leeds where the pitch conditions are expected to boost early seam and bounce. Taking 66 first class wickets at an economy of 3.20 in 21 matches, he has proved able to pitch and move the ball.
His ODI and T20I record also testify to his success in the limited over games with 14 and 99 wickets respectively showing his knack at taking advantage of conditions. His left-arm pace and capacity to curve the ball on a surface that is initially going to be conducive to low pace and bounce may, therefore, give England some serious problems in their current aggressive style of play that is referred to as the Bazball.