India's Arshdeep Singh reacts to them qualifying for the super 8's after win over USA at T20 World Cup. India chased down the USA's total of 110 for 8, reaching 11 for 3 with 10 balls to spare.
Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York, USA
Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York, USA
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00:00Hi everyone, we've got Arshdeep Singh at the top table. Please raise your hand if
00:03you'd like to ask a question and then Mullen will take it from there.
00:09Arshdeep, how does it feel to have such a spell that put India into the Super 8
00:16and how was the atmosphere there? Did it play a role to bowl so well?
00:24No sir, it feels good when you perform good for the team and you get the right result as
00:29well so this feels really good, very happy. Family was here and they were really happy
00:35with the performance as well and there was no change, the emotions stay the same. That's the
00:42talk of the dressing room as well, how to be in the same mood irrespective of the result or the
00:50teams you play. So yeah, just try to be stable enough whether we win, whether we lose and
00:57whether we have a good day or a bad day. Arshdeep, India batted first twice and
01:03chased twice including in the Bangladesh warm-up game. Given what is the thinking in the dressing
01:10room, is it best to chase or best to defend? After what happened today?
01:17Sir, the main thing is how we adapt to the conditions and to the situations. Either we
01:21are batting first or bowling first. If there's help in the wicket, we try to get early wickets
01:25and restrict them to a low total and if we are batting first, we try to make as many as possible
01:30and give the bowlers a good enough chance to restrict the opposition. So whatever we are
01:36doing, either batting or bowling, we just try to give our best and give the other skill set
01:44enough chance to win the game. Arshdeep, would you call it your best performance because
01:56previously it was 9 for 4, previously it was 4 for 37 if I am correct. Secondly, have you given some time
02:02on your batting the other day against Pakistan? You batted so well. Sir, we are always learning,
02:08always trying to get better at all the skills, be it bowling, batting or fielding because you never
02:14know when the team is in need of that runs. It can be two runs, four runs, anything. So you just
02:21have to give your best and I am trying to work as hard as possible with Vikram Bhai regarding
02:26my batting as well. An instance from the last game, Jesse Bhai was supposed to go before me
02:34but I just went in after asking Rohit Bhai. They were surprised with it but now I have told them
02:40I'll go up regardless whatever you say. So I'll go at 9 because I faced the quickest bowlers in
02:45the last game. That's the plan now. I am very confident about my batting and be it fielding
02:50or bowling, you just try to keep getting better. Actually, fast bowlers had a really good time
02:56here. Not just taking wickets but also taking fantastic catches. What was going through your
03:01mind when Siraj was under the ball when you came back for your second spell? I was just hoping
03:06that it doesn't fly for a 6 because if it was in the ground, I was very sure that he'll catch it
03:12and I'll get the wicket. But yeah, he hit it, Nitish I guess, he hit it really well and I
03:17thought it was going for 6 but yes, it was a really nice catch and as a fielding unit,
03:21we are trying to improve 1% of whatever chance there are to get better at. So we are trying
03:26really hard with Dilibhai to get better at whatever we can do like being adaptive to the
03:33situations. Like here you can't throw one bounce, you have to throw on the full to the wicket
03:36keeper. So all these small things, we just keep trying to get better at.
03:39Hi Harshdeep, the appetizers are over, now the main course starts, the Super 8s and the whole
03:52team are now looking forward to a different ball game altogether in West Indies. Do you believe
03:56that the team management has done their homework because the condition will be absolutely different
04:01than what it is right now here in West Indies. So are you guys ready for that challenge?
04:07So from your question, I remember a quote Vikram told us in the team meeting that was like,
04:12stay where your feet are. So right now we are just enjoying the win here and we fly to Florida next
04:17and we will focus on the next game. So whatever happens right now,
04:21we stay in the present and prepare for that.