Left-arm speedster Arshdeep Singh rewrote history with his blistering pace at the iconic Eden Gardens by becoming India's leading wicket-taker in the men's T20I format. Since making his debut against England in 2022 in Southampton,

Young Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh made history on Wednesday, surpassing Yuzvendra Chahal to become India's leading wicket-taker in T20 Internationals during the opening match of the five-match series against England at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Arshdeep has been one of the mainstays in the Indian T20I lineup for many years, and went past Chahal in his 61st match in the format. The bowler emerged among a rare breed of left-armers in India, and last week, Arshdeep was also named in the Indian ODI squad for the Champions Trophy.

Arshdeep achieved the feat in just 61 T20Is, having made his debut against England in 2022. 97 - Arshdeep Singh (61 matches) 96 - Yuzvendra Chahal (80 matches) 90 - Bhuvneshwar Kumar (87 matches) 89 - Jasprit Bumrah (70 matches) 89 - Hardik Pandya (110 matches)

Pacer Arshdeep Singh overtook former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) spinner Yuzvendra Chahal to become India's leading wicket-taker in T20 internationals.

Arshdeep Singh has been among the best bowlers in T20Is of late. The left-arm speedster Arshdeep has now etched his name into the history books with his twin strikes in the first T20I against England at Eden Gardens,

Arshdeep made his T20I debut against England in 2022 and has since then been one of India’s premier fast bowlers in the format.

Inspired bowling and a 34-ball 79 by opener Abhishek Sharma helped India to a crushing seven-wicket win over England in the first T20 international on Wednesday.