Overview
- Arshdeep named Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin as his top five Indian bowlers.
- He apologised to Ashwin for placing him fifth and said he would personally message the veteran, noting their past IPL connection at Punjab Kings.
- Arshdeep explained on Krishnank Atrey’s YouTube channel on Sunday, August 2, 2026 that his order reflects a pacer’s preference for new-ball seamers rather than an assessment of career records.
- He also picked an all-format India XI that included Tendulkar, Dravid, Kohli, MS Dhoni and a bowling attack with Harbhajan, Zaheer, Jasprit Bumrah and himself.
- Coverage treated the remarks as a light, personal opinion tied to Arshdeep’s recent mixed form on the England white-ball tour and his subsequent resting for the Zimbabwe T20Is rather than a formal critique of Ashwin’s career.