Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh has shattered an all-time record of Yuzvendra Chahal in the first T20I of the five-match series against England. Arshdeep has created history as he has become the highest wicket-taker for India in T20Is. 

The left-arm speedster needed two wickets to go past Chahal’s tally of 96 wickets and he did so in his first two overs itself. Arshdeep sent back both the England openers – Phil Salt and Ben Duckett in quick succession in the opening T20I at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. 

Salt was done for extra bounce as he top-edged a short-of-a-length delivery in the sky with Sanju Samson gloving it. He then got Duckett caught after his leading-edge went to covers, where Rinku Singh ran back and took the catch. 

Most wickets for India in T20Is:

Arshdeep Singh (61 matches) – 97* wickets

Yuzvendra Chahal (80) – 96 wickets

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (87) – 90 wickets

Jasprit Bumrah (70) – 89 wickets

Hardik Pandya (110) – 89 wickets

More to follow…