Arshdeep Singh named ICC men’s Cricketer of 2024, parents say, ‘It’s his hard work… this will motivate him to give his best’

“Whenever we speech to Arshdeep regarding his achievements, helium ever says immoderate helium has achieved is owed to God. And that’s wherefore we convey the almighty for giving him each the success. Of course, it’s his hard enactment but we are ever grateful to the almighty. To beryllium named the ICC men’s cricketer of the twelvemonth is 1 of the biggest honours for Arshdeep and it volition motivate him further to springiness his best,” shared Arshdeep’s begetter Darshan Singh Aulakh, who retired arsenic an inspector with CISF.

While his begetter played cricket for Punjab astatine the U16 level, it was successful 2013 that a young Arshdeep started grooming nether manager Jaswant Rai astatine Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36 successful Chandigarh. The Kharar autochthonal would often rhythm oregon question by autobus to the academy with the enactment of his parent portion his begetter was posted successful CISF. Singh, who has truthful acold played successful 61 T20Is and 8 ODI for India, was the joint-highest wicket-taker with 17 wickets successful past year’s T20I World Cup successful the US and West Indies, which India won. “We were contiguous on with his sister Gurleen Kaur erstwhile the Indian squad won the T20 World Cup successful West Indies. To spot Arshdeep being the joint-highest wicket-taker successful the T20 World Cup helping India to triumph the trophy was a peculiar feeling for each 1 of us. His passionateness ever has been cricket and we anticipation to spot much specified moments successful his career,” said Kaur.

Coach Jaswant Rai excessively was excited implicit his ward being chosen for the honour by ICC. While Singh has besides been named successful the Indian squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy, Rai wants to spot him playing Test cricket for India too.

“This grant is for Arshdeep’s hard enactment and enactment ethic, which has ever helped him and acceptable him isolated from different cricketers. I expect him to bash good successful the Champions Trophy and hopefully, we volition spot him playing Test cricket for India soon,” said Rai.