However, in less than 48 hours, Arshdeep turned his critics into his fans, courtesy of an impressive last over against Sri Lanka. Chasing a target of 174 runs, the Lankans had scored 167 runs by the 19th over itself.
Skipper Rohit Sharma turned to the 23-year-old for the last over, and despite having only seven runs to defend, he took the match to the very end. Courtesy of a few accurately executed yorkers, Arshdeep conceded only five runs in the first four deliveries.