Akash Deep’s rapid pitch spoke about the mat, which he received from coach Gautam Gambhir and Captain Shaubman Gill during the Indian tour of England. Akash was epimate in his praise for Gambhira and said that the head coach had more faith in him than in himself. The rapid pitching performed in three out of five tests and brought decisive contributions in Indian victories in Birmingham and London.
Akash remembered the interview with Gambhir then In the second shift he scored 66 victories in the match Fifth and last test of the Anderson-Tendulkar trophar. He came as Nightwatchman and put together a 131-run partnership with Centurion Yashasvi Jaiswal and laid the foundation for an Indian total of 396.
“You don’t know about your abilities. You see, I told you, you can do it. You always have to play with this dedication,” Akash PTI said, quoting Gambhir’s words.
“Gautam Bhai is a very passionate coach. He always motivates us. He believes in me more than I believed in myself, in my launching and bowling,” he added.
28 -year -old Fast Bowler debuted during the holding of Rahula David in February 2024 and played nine other tests for Gambhira. He was part of an Australian tour and in two tests in Brisbane and Melbourne.
In England Akash missed the Opener of the series in Leeds, but in the second test in Birmingham in Birmingham claimed a 10-brain match, Bowling India for a famous victory.
While the goals were harder to come to Lord’s and The Oval, Akash contributed an important contribution to the bat, again as a Nightwatchman, in a decisive decisive test.
“SHUBMAN GILL is not like a new captain”
Akash praised Shaubman Gill and said that the young captain excelled in his first task and that he never felt as if he were playing under someone new who led India in the longest format.
“He’s a very good captain. It’s not like he’s a new captain. He has been Captain IPL for several years, which is a big platform and this experience counts,” Akash said.
“I didn’t feel like a captain as I played for the first time. He’s very supportive. When the captain supports you and understands things well, especially when you’re down, it’s a big difference.
“Last year I played in the duleep trophy under his captain, so it wasn’t the first time. He’s a great customer with a lot of ideas, and when someone is calm, it helps in a good decision in the field.”
Gill was appointed captain of the test before as Jasprit Bumrah, Kl Rahul and Rishabh Pant – a move that raised the eyebrows because the young dough had to fix its place in the XI test and fought in the 3rd place during the 2024-25 season.
Gill, however, silenced his critics with the commanding series in England. The leading leading and accumulated a record 754 runs, including four centuries. His captain proceeded during the advancing and remained composed in the tense finals in London when India equalized the 2-2 series to maintain the trophy.
After playing 10 tests for India and had an impact on cricket white ball, Akash expressed his desire to represent India in Odis and T20is.
“We can’t just go and talk to selectors. They are experienced people and when they feel they need me for any format, they call. My task is to play and be ready to call,” he said.
Although Akash still has to make a stamp in the Premier League, Indian Premier, he average 24 in the cricket and 26 in the T20s.
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Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
August 13, 2025
