Akash Deep did not play the first test match of India’s tour of England, and what a way he has responded to get his place back into the team. Akash Deep took 10 Wickets at Edgbaston and just destroyed the English batters in both innings, more in the second innings.
He made his test debut for India against England in 2024 and since then has played eight test matches for his country. Akash Deep has 25 wickets in total, which includes the ten wickets in the last test match. Lord’s will be a special game for the Indian seamer as the conditions will favour him.
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Akash Deep Took 10 Wickets at Edgbaston
Before entering the test match, Akash Deep had great boots to fill as he was replacing the best bowler, Jasprit Bumrah. It is fair to watch, the seamer has done the best he could do. He was very lethal from the start of the test match.
Akash Deep picked up two wickets in his second over. He got out the opener Ben Duckett and first down batter Ollie Pope for zero. Akash Deep also broke up the 303-run stand by getting the wicket of Harry Brook on 158 runs. He just missed a fifer in the first innings.
The whole second innings belonged to the seamer from Bihar. He picked up six wickets and completed his first-ever ten-wicket haul in a test match. Akash Deep dismantled England’s batting order. He got the wickets of Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Ollie Pope, and Ben Duckett. His overall bowling figures were 10/187.
Can He Dominate Again at Lord’s in IND vs ENG 3rd Test?
After a brilliant performance in the previous game, Akash Deep has confirmed his spot in the team. The pitch of the Lord’s will surely favour him a lot. During the first day, the pitch offers a lot of swing, and that’s one of his strengths. Unfortunately, Akash Deep did not get any wickets on the first day as England ended the day on 251/4.
After playing one test match, Akash Deep is India’s top wicket-taker in the series, so far, with 10 wickets. He is just one wicket behind the top wicket-taker of the competition so far, Josh Tongue, who has 11 wickets.
If he manages four wickets or more in this match, and Mohammad Siraj fails to take any wickets, Akash Deep will be the leading wicket-taker for India in tests in 2025.
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