After all the build-up and anticipation, Mohammed Shami didn't play the first T20I against England in Kolkata on Wednesday, January 22. Arshdeep Singh was the sole pure pace bowling option for India with Hardik Pandya and Nitish Reddy for support and three bowlers in the spin department.

Following Team India’s clinical seven-wicket victory over England in the opening game of the five-match Twenty20 International series, we take a look at how members of the Indian playing XI fared at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens.

Arshdeep made his T20I debut against England in 2022 and has since then been one of India’s premier fast bowlers in the format.

Pacer Arshdeep Singh overtook former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) spinner Yuzvendra Chahal to become India's leading wicket-taker in T20 internationals.

Arshdeep Singh has been among the best bowlers in T20Is of late. The left-arm speedster Arshdeep has now etched his name into the history books with his twin strikes in the first T20I against England at Eden Gardens,

Abhishek Sharma's explosive 79 off 34 balls led India to a seven-wicket win over England in the first T20I. India's disciplined bowling, highlighted by Arshdeep Singh's record-breaking performance, restricted England to 132.

Left-arm speedster Arshdeep Singh rewrote history with his blistering pace at the iconic Eden Gardens by becoming India's leading wicket-taker in the men's T20I format. Since making his debut against England in 2022 in Southampton,

Arshdeep Singh needs a few more wickets to surpass Pakistan's Haris Rauf to become the quickest pacer to 100 T20I wickets.

Arshdeep Singh created history on Wednesday as he overtook spinner Yuzvendra Chahal to become India's highest wicket-taker in T20Is. The left-arm pacer took the wicket of Ben Duckett during the first T20I of the series against England to reach the feat;