Arshdeep Singh enjoyed a fairytale few days in Mount Maunganui, completing his move to Mumbai Indians, getting engaged to Samreen Kaur and starring in India's ODI series-clinching win over New Zealand with an all-round performance.Arshdeep delivered a sensational performance in the 5th ODI (Courtesy: Samreen Kaur Insta/AFP)Brief Scores: India (209 all-out) beat New Zealand (187 all-out in 48.1 ovs) by 22 runs. Arshdeep (3/30)The last five days for Arshdeep Singh in Mount Maunganui will feel like they are straight out of a Bollywood movie.
After much chatter, he finally sealed his move from Punjab Kings to Mumbai Indians to find a new home in the IPL.NZ vs IND, 5th ODI: HIGHLIGHTSThen he announced to the world that he had found the love of his life, revealing that he was engaged to his girlfriend, Samreen Kaur. But the hero still had one last big act left in his arsenal, reserved for the 5th ODI between India and New Zealand.
And Arshdeep pulled it off like a typical Bollywood hero. India needed to make a comeback after the hammering in the 4th ODI, but the start was far from ideal.
The batters failed again and India were left reeling at 183 for nine in 40.3 overs.This is when Arshdeep decided to show that he is more than capable with the bat and scored 14 off just four balls, hitting two maximums along the way. This helped India get to 209 to give himself and the rest of the bowlers something to play with.
With the ball, Arshdeep took on the role to lead the attack and kept persisting on getting the breakthrough. He dismissed the dangerous Will Young first and followed it up with the scalp Nick Kelly.Then he sealed the deal with a wicket maiden in his final over to end with figures of three for 30.IN LOVE WITH BATTINGSpeaking at the post-match presentation, where he was adjudged the Player Of The Match, Arshdeep didn't shy away from revealing his love for batting.
The pacer said that even if he comes in at No.11, he is always trying to make room and score runs."I love my batting. Even if I’m batting at eleven, I enjoy it.
And always trying to create room for myself and smash it. But some people on my team say that I’m scared of the ball.
But I take it. I create room," said Arshdeep.Arshdeep revealed that the chat between him and Mohammed Siraj during the final wicket stand was to make sure they got the score beyond 200."That’s the chat when we ended the batting as well.
Siraj told me that these runs would be very crucial. And we made sure we went above 200 and that was a little thought in mind: we had crossed a small milestone there and had some runs to bowl at," said Arshdeep.In terms of bowling, Arshdeep said that the entire idea of the attack was to stay disciplined and not stray away from their process."I feel like we kept coming and we were very disciplined with our areas and we didn’t let go of that thing even when we were not getting the results, we were not getting the wickets.
But we kept bowling that and eventually got the results and yes, we won," said Arshdeep.A PROPOSAL MORE TENSE THAN A MATCHArshdeep may have played in a lot of tense finishes during his career, but the pressure was certainly on when he decided to go on one knee and propose to Samreen.The pacer revealed that he was grateful to have his fiance by his side to keep him grounded, always off the field."I mean, God has been really grateful and kind to me. I’ve got a really nice partner.
She’s very supportive and always helps me stay in the right mindset. So yes, a lot credit goes to her as well, the way I am on the field depends a lot on how I’m working off the field.
So yes, it’s been very exciting and I’m loving it," said Arshdeep.When asked about the actual proposal, the pacer revealed that it was tense but the view of Mount Maunganui worked its charm to seal the deal for him."Can’t ask for a better view to do that. I was pretty tense but yes, the view helped and it feels pretty nice," said Arshdeep.- Ends

