India's bowling conundrum: Why Arshdeep Singh is still on the bench | Cricket News - The Times of IndiaEditionININUSEnglishEnglishहिन्दीमराठीಕನ್ನಡதமிழ்বাংলাമലയാളംతెలుగుગુજરાતીWeatherSign InTOIToday's ePaperNewsSports NewsCricket NewsIndia's bowling conundrum: Why Arshdeep Singh is still on the benchTrendingManoj TiwaryHarleen DeolGautam GambhirPAK vs ENG Live ScoreCarlos AlcarazAUS vs IRE Live ScoreAFG vs SA Live ScoreMustafizur RahmanSahibzada FarhanWashington SundarManoj TiwaryHarleen DeolGautam GambhirPAK vs ENG Live ScoreCarlos AlcarazAUS vs IRE Live ScoreAFG vs SA Live ScoreMustafizur RahmanSahibzada FarhanWashington SundarManoj TiwaryHarleen DeolGautam GambhirPAK vs ENG Live ScoreCarlos AlcarazAUS vs IRE Live ScoreAFG vs SA Live ScoreMustafizur RahmanSahibzada FarhanWashington SundarIndia's bowling conundrum: Why Arshdeep Singh is still on the benchGaurav Gupta / TNN / Jan 17, 2026, 10:58 ISTCommentsShareAA+Text SizeSmallMediumLarge Arshdeep Singh () As New Zealand, powered by Daryl Mitchell’s 131* and Will Young’s 87, cantered to a seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the second ODI in Rajkot against a largely toothless Indian bowling attack, there were questions raised over pacer Arshdeep Singh’s continued exclusion from the playing XI. Not only is the bowling lineup missing a quality left-arm pacer but also someone who has a knack for taking wickets by swinging the new ball and keeping batters quiet with the old ball by bowling in the ‘block hole’. During the first ODI between India and New Zealand at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara, India’s off-spin great Ravichandran Ashwin echoed the thoughts of many Indian cricket fans by posting: “Where-is-deep Singh?”Bangladesh cricket in turmoil: What it means for the T20 World Cup?The 26-year-old pacer from Punjab had bowled impressively in the high-scoring ODI series against South Africa, taking five wickets in three matches at an economy rate of 5.5 per over, even as both the pacers preferred over him in the ongoing series - Harshit Rana (ER 6.39) and Prasidh Krishna (ER 7.80) went for much more. It happened in Vadodara too.
