Arshdeep Singh has become the all-time leading wicket-taker for the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He went past Piyush Chawla, who held the top spot earlier with 84 wickets from 87 games at an economy rate of 7.52. Arshdeep got the wicket of Phil Salt to set the record for PBKS, after which he went on to dismiss Virat Kohli as well.
Salt tried to go for a pull shot to a delivery that wasn’t quite short and paid the price for it. Salt got a top edge and Josh Inglis took a simple catch. Kohli, on the other hand, attempted a full-flooded pull shot, but ended up missing it. Kohli tried to clear mid-on, but holed out to Marco Jansen.
Back in 2019, Arshdeep joined PBKS and has been with them since then. 2024 has been his most prolific season after he picked up 19 wickets from 14 games with a four-wicket haul to show for his efforts. The now 26-year-old was also a part of the Indian U19 team that won the World Cup in New Zealand under the leadership of Prithvi Shaw.
Most wickets for PBKS in the IPL
Arshdeep Singh – 85 from 72 matches
Piyush Chawla – 84 from 87 matches
Sandeep Sharma – 73 wickets from 61 matches
Axar Patel – 69 wickets from 73 matches
Mohammed Shami – 58 wickets from 42 matches
Parvinder Awana – 48 wickets from 38 matches
Arshdeep Singh at his best
Back in 2022, Arshdeep made his debut for India, and he hasn’t looked back since then. In less than three years, he has become the all-time leading wicket-taker for the Men in Blue in Men’s T20Is. In 63 T20Is thus far, the seamer has taken 99 wickets with two four-wicket hauls to his name. He has also played nine ODIs for India, taking 14 scalps at an economy rate of 5.17.
