The situation unfolded during the 11th over of the first innings. Quinton de Kock started aggressively, hitting Arshdeep Singh for a six on the first ball. After that Arshdeep Singh bowled two wides before managing a dot ball. However, he then followed up with four consecutive wides.
In the second T20I between India and South Africa on Thursday, India’s head coach, Gautam Gambhir, expressed his frustration as Arshdeep Singh struggled with his bowling accuracy. The left-arm pacer’s composure seemed to falter after Quinton de Kock hit him for a six in the 11th over. This led to Singh bowling seven wides in a single over, much to the dismay of his coach.
The situation unfolded during the 11th over of the first innings. Quinton de Kock started aggressively, hitting Arshdeep Singh for a six on the first ball. In an attempt to control the scoring rate, the left-arm bowler tried to bowl wide outside off, but his execution went awry, resulting in a series of wides.
Gautam Gambhir is abusing Arshdeep on air .. what a pathetic coach pic.twitter.com/n39BeM68eN
— DAVIL (@abhaysingh147) December 11, 2025
After the initial struggles, Arshdeep Singh bowled two wides before managing a dot ball. However, he then followed up with four consecutive wides. This prompted an angry reaction from coach Gautam Gambhir, while captain Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah also intervened to offer words of advice. Gambhir’s visible frustration quickly spread across social media even before Singh could finish the over.
Someone tell Gambhir this is cricket, not a reality show audition.
Shouting at a young bowler on live TV isn’t “passion” it’s just bad management. Arshdeep is still your No. 1 Bowler! #INDvsSA #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/FsKObHlJuS— Satnam Singh (@iSatnamSohal) December 11, 2025
The over concluded with Singh bowling 13 balls, setting a record for the most balls bowled by an Indian bowler in a T20I over. Furthermore, Arshdeep Singh became the first bowler from a full member nation to bowl seven wides in a single over. Previously, Naveen-ul-Haq held the record with six wides in an over, achieved last year.
It was an uncharacteristic performance for Arshdeep Singh, as he lost control of the game’s momentum, and the crowd’s patience wore thin as they waited for the over to end. Consequently, Suryakumar Yadav removed him from the attack, bringing in Shivam Dube as a replacement.
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