Former Indian goalkeeper Dinesh Karthik expressed his disappointment after the Indian pitch, especially Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj, fought on the 4th day of the fifth and the last test against England in oval. Karthik did not delay himself in his ranking and pointed to bowling and in the field that had England took the upper hand.
Jasprit Bumrah was rested, while Shardul Thakur was benching and the team relied on the TRIO AKASH DEEP, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna for the match. Despite this, Akash failed to add when it mattered most, Ending day 4 with unconvincing numbers 1 for 85 out of 20 overr.
Akash returned to playing XI after missing the fourth test due to injury. His lack of rhythm and pace meant that India could not put pressure from its end. During the shifts he also took the shaving blow and looked visibly unpleasant throughout the day. At one point, Captain Shaubman Gill was even heard when he asked if he had taken an injection, and indicated that Pacer might not have been able to recover.
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Karthik, when he talked about Cricbuzz, was critical of Akash Deep’s performance and said that Pacer narrowed his heroism, where he scored ten goals.
“To begin with, I think Akash Deep could be much better off.
The former cricket also had strong words for Mohammed Siri, who dropped and Harry Brook’s fundamental catch during the key moment of English shifts. Brook was 19 when Siraj entered the border rope and tried to catch. Brook continued his hammer 98-Míč 111 and definitely moved the match in favor of England.
“Siraj and Prasidh leaned out their hearts out, no doubt. In this game, a very semi -seed came when Siraj dropped the catch. Just before he was behind him, that he came to him said he said he said.
The teammates even started to celebrate the catch, with Kl Rahul and Prasidh Krishna visibly enthusiastic. But as soon as it was confirmed, Siraj entered the rope, the mood in the field dropped.
“He did not judge the ball well enough to run behind the catch, the most important aspect is that you have to get under the ball quickly, and then have a wide base to keep your head calm. What he did was a little shorter, so he moved when he took the catch. Karthik said.
The last day in the oval is set up as tense and India will hope that Siraj and Akash will soon get off with the ball.
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Published on:
4th August 2025
Tune
