When Akash Deep was included in playing XI for the second test against England in Edgbaston, Birmingham, he knew of the immenseness of the honor he got. The 28-year-old replaced the second generation Jasprit Bumrah for the second time in his career, and on this occasion he got up and helped India register the historical victory at the venue.
Akash sent a feeling of assurance in the dressing room with its exact line and length and helped Indian bowling to stand out for the first test in Headingley in Leeds. A 28 -year -old man came as a breath of fresh air in an Indian bowling attack, which was considered inanimate without Jasprit Bumhrah.
Akash, however, closed the critics by dancing the ball on his melodies and forcing English basballrs to kneel against quality bowling. Akash set the tone by causing confusion with a new ball in the first shifts and rejected the dangerous Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope from consecutive vans. He also helped India break the massive 303-run stand between Harry Brook and Jamie Smith by getting rid of the former.
ENG vs Indian
Furthermore, Chris Woakes rejected 5 (17) to register 4/88 in the first shifts – his best in one shift at all. Later in the second shift, Akash was again on the task when he helped India to get all the important scalps of Duckett and Joe Root before the stumps of 4th day.
Magic van to root
In particular, everyone’s delivery attracted the attention of everyone because it was far away from the pitching and outfoxing English dough, which let his stumps rattle while trying to overdo it on the side of his leg. The legendary India dough Sunil Gavascar was powerfully amazed by the delivery of Akasha and mentioned that to take root so that it was strange.
“I’ll tell you what, this is a van that you will remember forever, because look, Batsman as great as Joe Root to get it with such delivery, wonderful things,” Gavascar said at Sony Sports.
In addition, Gavascar also mentioned how Akash took advantage of his T20 skills to get rid of Jamie Smith in the second shift, which again proved to be a thorn in the Indian body with his aggressive campaign. England Wicketkeeper decided to take over Indian short balls when he slammed him for six.
Using T20 tricks in tests
However, Akash mixed his pace to perfection on the following delivery and bowed to the slower ejector, resulting in Smith to the border. Gavascar, who was considering release, said the Indian sailor used T20 tricks to get rid of Smith.
“Well, That Again is the benefit of HAVING PLAYED The T20, The Ipl. So, Look, The Shots that The Batters Play Today is All Because of the T20 Game IT, IT’ll Go For a 6. So once you have that Belief in Yourself, Then You Can Try It In A Major Game Like and Match As Well.
Previously, Akash also rejected Ollie’s Pope with slower delivery in the second shifts that chopped the ball back into his stumps and left Harry Brook flabby with a vicious van that returned sharply after hitting the crack. Finally, he laid the curtains on English shifts by getting rid of Brydon Carse and created a massive victory of 336 for the team.
Akash finished the match by registering his first five goal and ten bag and ended up with the characters of 10/187-best Indian pitch in Edgbaston, Birmingham. After Akash bowed the magic of victory in Edgbaston, he sent England a strict warning about the remaining three games, because Indian bowling will improve with the addition of Bumhrah.
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Published:
Rishabh beniwal
Published on:
July 7, 2025
