Watch: Arshdeep Singh pins Ben Foakes plumb in front to claim maiden wicket in County Championship for Kent

India's young pace sensation Arshdeep Singh grabbed his first county wicket for Kent on Monday at Canterbury after he trapped Surrey's wicketkeeper-batter Ben Foakes Leg Before Wicket (LBW). 

Following his acquisition by Kent in March, the left-arm seamer earned his County Championship Division 1 breakthrough on Sunday, June 11. Although Kent amassed 301 while batting first in the four-day fixture, Arshdeep's opening eight overs remained without a wicket while proving economical.

Surrey were reduced to 42 for the loss of five wickets in 21.5 overs. Following electing to bat initially, Kent scored 301 runs in 82.2 overs. The wicketkeeper-batter, Jordan Cox, smashed 133 runs from 198 balls, featuring 17 fours as well as two sixes. 

Watch Arshdeep's maiden wicket for Kent:

Arshdeep Singh has his first #LVCountyChamp wicket!

The @KentCricket bowler gets one to nip back and dismisses Ben Foakes pic.twitter.com/RS4TTfAjut

— LV= Insurance County Championship (@CountyChamp) June 12, 2023

After concluding with exceptional statistics of 17-3-52-4, Sean Abbott got the nod as Surrey's finest bowler in the first innings. Furthermore, Jordan Clark and Gus Atkinson claimed two wickets each. Daniel Worrall and Dan Moriarty both grabbed one wicket each.

A lot of this goes to Rahul Dravid: Arshdeep

Arshdeep Singh gave Indian head coach Rahul Dravid credit for helping him join the County Championship.

“Feeling happy and excited to be here, to be a part of such a great franchise. It is a great county with a rich history as I have been told by people back home. It feels like home. It is just colder than home. Why Kent? A lot of this goes to Rahul Dravid, he told me about the history of this club and that he represented this club as well. I want to play because of that as well, he has inspired a lot of youngsters back home. This inspired me join Kent as well,” Arshdeep told in a video posted by the club ahead of the match. 

Meanwhile, with 10 wickets in six matches with an average of 15.60, Arshdeep Singh, 24, remained India's highest wicket-taker in the 2022 T20 World Cup tournament. The youngster was consistently Rohit Sharma's go-to bowler. He picked up 17 scalps for Punjab Kings during the IPL 2023 in 14 games.