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Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik made their ODI debut on the same day when they played in the first ODI between India and New Zealand in Auckland. While Arshdeep has been around in the white-ball setup for a while having played the T20 World Cup as well, Malik is expected to feature in more games in the future. The two pacers are being touted as the future of India’s pace attack in white-ball cricket. 

Singh has been a consistent performer since his debut in T20Is. Meanwhile, Malik, known for his raw pace, is still in the learning phase. However, Arshdeep Singh is already all praise for his bowling partner as the left-arm quick credited the J&K pacer for making things easy. Singh said that he is enjoying his partnership with Umran both on and off the field. 

"It's an edge for me to play with Umran. He bowls 155 KMPH and makes things easy for me. We are loving our partnership on the field and off the field as well. Hope it continues for a long,” said Arshdeep. 

The left-arm pacer who is on the verge of becoming the most successful left-arm pacer for India in T20Is also talked about his journey so far. “I don't think my journey is easy or challenging. We as players focus on playing, enjoying the process, and not thinking much about it being easy or challenging. When we perform our best, it feels good. We take the game match by match and don't really think too much that I want myself here in the next year or so," Arshdeep said in a pre-match conference.

Talking about dealing with criticism coming from fans, Singh said that he doesn’t look at it that way. The young pacer said that if players enjoy the love shown by the fans, they will have to take the criticism in a good sense too. 

"People love us and our game a lot. So when we perform our best, people love us and when we don't perform, people show their disappointment. So there is nothing like dealing with this. They express their emotions because we play for India and it's the fans' right to express their love or anger. We should accept both," said the pacer.