As the Indian white-ball cricketers geared up for the upcoming 50-over ICC event, all eyes were on them in the lead-up to their first T20I against England.
Suryakumar Yadav, lucky with the toss, chose to bowl first, hoping to take advantage of the slight grass cover and moisture on the pitch.
Arshdeep Singh, whose name has been making waves in discussions around the Champions Trophy squad, took the new ball and wasted no time making an impact.
After starting with an in-swinger and an outswinger, Arshdeep stunned Phil Salt with a well-placed back-of-a-length delivery aimed at the stumps.
The extra bounce caught Salt off guard, and he found himself awkwardly positioning his bat to face the delivery. The ball flew off the top edge and soared into the air, where Sanju Samson charged in to take a comfortable catch.
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The Eden Gardens crowd, which had cheered for Salt during his Kolkata Knight Riders days just months earlier, roared with applause for Arshdeep. The moment quickly sent social media into a frenzy, as fans and commentators praised the left-arm pacer’s brilliance.