Arshdeep Singh puts Bhuvneshwar Kumar first in personal top five

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India fast bowler Arshdeep Singh named Bhuvneshwar Kumar as his leading choice in a personal list of five Indian bowlers, while Jasprit Bumrah did not feature among his selections.

Arshdeep shared the list during an appearance on Krishnank Atrey’s YouTube channel. The left-arm pacer acknowledged that his preference for Bhuvneshwar influenced the order, according to a Times of India report.

Bhuvneshwar leads Arshdeep’s five selections

Bhuvneshwar Kumar took first place because Arshdeep admires the experienced seamer and values his control with the new ball. Arshdeep described Bhuvneshwar as his personal favourite and admitted that the choice involved some bias.

Mohammed Shami was second on the list. Arshdeep highlighted Shami’s ability to find seam movement on different surfaces and praised the way the right-arm fast bowler presents the seam.

  1. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
  2. Mohammed Shami
  3. Kuldeep Yadav
  4. Yuzvendra Chahal
  5. Ravichandran Ashwin

Kuldeep, Chahal and Ashwin complete the list

Kuldeep Yadav occupied third place because Arshdeep considers the left-arm wrist-spinner’s skill set unusual. Yuzvendra Chahal followed in fourth, with Arshdeep referring to their connection as Punjab teammates and praising Chahal’s wicket-taking record.

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Ravichandran Ashwin completed the five. Arshdeep said he did not want to place Ashwin last but had no positions remaining, and he recalled that Ashwin was his first IPL captain at Punjab.

Jasprit Bumrah’s absence attracted attention, but the source account presented the selections as Arshdeep’s personal choices rather than an official assessment or statistical ranking.

Arshdeep explains deleted Instagram posts

Arshdeep Singh also said his decision to clear his Instagram feed after the IPL season was a personal choice and was not connected to social media criticism.

The Punjab Kings pacer had faced criticism online after a difficult campaign, prompting speculation about why his posts had disappeared. Arshdeep said he simply wanted to clean up the account after the tournament and could restore content or post again whenever he felt like doing so.