It was a performance built on collective resolve. Abdul Samad led the charge with scores of 82 and an unbeaten 30 off just 27 balls in the chase, while seam-bowling all-rounder Auqib Nabi delivered a match-defining haul of 9 for 123 across both innings.
India pacer Akash Deep on Monday shared his thoughts on the controversial send-off he gave to England opener Ben Duckett during the decisive fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at The Oval, insisting that the act was not aggressive or offensive but a light-hearted response to the batter’s earlier banter.
Kishan, who had already missed out on being considered as a replacement for the injured Rishabh Pant in the fifth Test against England at The Oval, is still nursing a left ankle injury sustained after falling off from a bike, which required stitches.
Before weaving his magic with the red ball on England pitches, right-arm quick Akash Deep was navigating a far more difficult terrain — hospital corridors, not cricket stadiums.
Pacer Akash Deep picked a superb 6-99 to complete a ten-wicket match haul as India beat England by 336 runs to get their first-ever Test match win at Edgbaston on Sunday.
Ahead of the ongoing second Test against England, the Indian team management’s decision to rest pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah as part of his workload management plan was heavily criticised.
Deep justified his selection by returning with two wickets in India’s 280-run win against Bangladesh in the opening Test in Chennai, and looked on course to cement his side for the second Test in Kanpur.
In Bangalore's opening match against Punjab, Deep had brought out the short-ball play but the plan didn't go well. Against Kolkata, Deep re-executed the plan and it fetched him good results.
He asked the BCCI to probe how such a sub-standard surface was prepared for a big game like this.
