India, Sept. 9 -- Former India bowling coach Bharat Arun suggested that the upcoming Asia Cup will be a challenge for Arshdeep Singh. The pacer was benched for all five Tests on the England tour and did not get any match practice. However, in the Asia Cup, he is expected to partner with Jasprit Bumrah for the new ball attack. The left-arm pacer has been India's go-to weapon in T20Is, emerging as their frontline strike bowler and topping the charts as the team's highest wicket-taker with 99 scalps. He has a better strike rate in the format - 13.23 than Bumrah's, who has been India's biggest match-winner with the ball over the years - 16.95.

Arun underlined how crucial game time is for Arshdeep, pointing out that practice sessions alone ca...