Pacer Arshdeep Singh said he was only concerned with adhering to his plan, even if controlling the ball on the drop-in pitch in foggy weather was a difficult assignment for India’s pacer in their eight-wicket victory against Ireland. Though India had an easy day at the Nassau Country Stadium on Wednesday, dismissing Ireland for 96 and reaching the mark in 12.2 overs, Arshdeep admitted that managing the swing was a difficult chore, and he relied on teammate Jasprit Bumrah’s advice to handle the problem.

I made every effort to pitch the ball on the scrambled seam but the ball was swinging so much that it was hard to get it on the scrambled seam. Yes, there were a lot of wides from me, the left-arm bowler said. However, Arshdeep took the prized wickets of opener Andy Balberine and skipper Paul Stirling in the third over.

Jassi bhai (Bumrah), with his loads of experience, keeps telling us not to go after the wicket. Just keep it simple, keep bowling in the right areas, and whatever result comes it’s good. whether you can stop the flow of runs or get wickets, Arshdeep added.

Control means one should not get greedy, not go after getting wickets. It was cloudy and the ball was swinging. At the start, the plan was to take advantage of that by bowling in the right areas and if they (Ireland) take risks then fine, but it will also give us better a chance to take wickets. The plan was to keep it simple and aim straight for the wicket to get more LBWs, clean bowled and caught-behind decisions, and keep all the options open, he concluded.