Former captain Anil Kumble believes young left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh can play the same role Zaheer Khan once played for India. Arshdeep has been impressive in a few matches since making his India debut earlier this year. These include the T20 World Cup match played against Pakistan on Sunday in which he took three wickets. Kumble has closely tested Arshdeep while being the coach of Punjab Kings and he is very impressed with him.
“Arshdeep has definitely matured and I want him to continue his good performance,” Kumble said at an ESPNcricinfo event. He has the ability to do everything that Zaheer Khan did for India.” He said, “I want Arshdeep to do well for India. I am really impressed with him. I worked with him for three years and in the last IPL he showed how he handles pressure.
