Former Indian batter Manoj Tiwary showered praise on Arshdeep Singh after India registered a thumping 170-run win against Afghanistan at the Ekana Cricket Ground, Lucknow, on Wednesday. After India posted an above-par score of 402 runs on the board, the visitors were skittled out for 232.

Arshdeep Singh was the pick of the Indian bowlers as he returned with impressive figures of 3-45 in nine overs he bowled. The left-arm seamer accounted for Ibrahim Zadran, Rashid Khan, and Allah Ghazanfar.

Tiwary highlighted that Singh is a different player as soon as he switches from IPL to the Indian jersey.

“IPL is just entertainment cricket, to be honest with you. The format is T20, but it is just full-on entertainment, where things are set up for batters and bowlers only get hit. So you cannot compare and judge performances from there. As soon as he switches to the India jersey from IPL, he’s a different player. We have seen that in T20Is, he has a better numbers of striking in the first over than Jasprit Bumrah,” Manoj Tiwary said on Cricbuzz.

On the other hand, Singh said he is enjoying his game and he is giving his 100% on the field to have no regrets regarding his efforts.

“I’m just enjoying whatever is happening on the field and off the field, I’m just trying to enjoy it and just give it my all and not have any regrets of not putting my 100% on the field,” Arshdeep Singh told the broadcasters after the match.

“The environment and the chat have been really positive. The way the boys are putting in the hard yards in the practice sessions, the results will come through nicely in the future as well. We are just looking to follow what’s best for the team and in the team’s interest. So we’re just trying to give our best, and as I said before, the results will follow,” he added.

The third and final ODI between India and Afghanistan will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on Saturday.