Akash Deep made his test debut during the fourth test match on the ongoing England tour of India 2024.
England struggles with early Dismissals on the Fourth Test
The Young pacer Akash Deep had an impressive test debut during the fourth test of the England series where he picked up three wickets to collapse the visitor’s top order in the first session at Ranchi.
Akash Deep’s bowling spell on day 01 where England lost three wickets for 58 runs. He dismissed Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, and Ollie Pope taking out the top order and dominating the visitors.
The conditions at Ranchi are cooler than previous venues, where Akash Deep used his seam movement effectively. Aakash Deep impressed the fans with his performance on the field.
He dismissed Zak Crawley with a no-ball, but Akash Deep regained his composure and dismissed Ben Duckett bagging his maiden Test wicket.
Then he dismissed Ollie Pope after reviewing an LBW appeal, which was supported by captain Rohit Sharma. Akash Deep’s dominance continued as he dismissed Zak Crawley who survived his wicket due to no-ball.
The Indian head coach Rahul Dravid handed Akash his Test cap just before the toss on Friday and became India’s 313 test cricketer. Meanwhile, the Indian Ace Pacer Jasprit Bumrah who was rested for the fourth test to manage his workload.
Akashdeep was seen touching his mother’s feet to seek her blessings and hugging her while the rest of his family expressed their gratitude in the emotional moment.
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He was impressive during the India A match against the England Lions where he picked 12 wickets on the match which earned him a spot in the Indian squad.
The Bowling all-rounder had played 30 FC matches so far and bagged 104 wickets with an impressive bowling return of 6/60 and amassed 423 runs in the FC career.
He played 28 List A matches and bagged 42 wickets while bagged 41 wickets in T20s. Coming to the match, Jonny Bairstow was dismissed by Ashwin for 38 runs while Ben Stokes was dismissed for 3 runs by Ravindra Jadeja at JSCA International Stadium Complex.
