Dinesh Karthik has picked up Arshdeep Singh, Mohsin Khan, and Yash Dayal as the uncapped Indian pacers who have impressed him in IPL 2022.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore wicket keeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has picked up Arshdeep Singh, Mohsin Khan, and Yash Dayal as the uncapped Indian pacers who have impressed him in IPL 2022. Karthik himself has been doing well for Bangalore, scoring 285 runs which came at a nice strike rate of 192.56 and constantly playing as a finisher for his side in the tournament as well. Meanwhile, left-arm pacer Arshdeep was a member of India’s ICC Men’s U19 World Cup squad in 2018. But in IPL 2022, the Punjab Kings speedster has picked ten wickets in 13 matches, with an economy rate of 7.14.
“(I have been impressed by) Arshdeep Singh because he has been so good at the death, I think he has bowled some lovely yorkers and has a lot of control. Even though they have a world-class bowler (Kagiso Rabada) in their lineup, at times, he has stood up for them solely with the ball and I enjoy that about him,” said Dinesh Karthik on The ICC Review Show.
As far as Mohsin is concerned, a left-arm pace bowler with Lucknow Super Giants, he has claimed 13 wickets in eight matches at a low economy rate of 5.93. “He got picked late in the tournament but he is making sure when he bowls, the heavy ball that he bowls…he has bowled some brilliant spells. He has consistently bowled at less than six runs an over, and he has been really impressive with his slower ball as well,” further added Karthik.
Although Dayal has played only six games for Gujarat Titans, the left-arm pace bowler has scalped nine wickets which came at an economy rate of 9.38. Dayal had also been a net bowler for India during the Kanpur Test against New Zealand and he was also a backup bowler for the ODI series against the West Indies when the COVID-19 hit the Indian camp. As the young Indian pacers are doing well in IPL 2022, Dinesh Karthik thinks that the speed of the fast bowlers set them apart from their yesteryear compatriots as well.
“He has been a terrific find. He has been able to move the ball both ways with the new ball and I enjoy that about him. I think bowling 140-plus in the past was a novelty. Now it has become a very common thing. There are almost three Indian fast bowlers in all the 10 IPL franchises bowling 140-plus. One person (Umran Malik) has bowled 157 — that is some serious pace. Speed has become a major factor and once they have got that, the other skills that are required to become a better bowler, they start working on, they start improving on it and they become better bowlers. That’s what makes the tournament so competitive and so beautiful to watch,” Dinesh Karthik concluded.
