Rookie pacer Akash Deep hogged the limelight when India introduced their squad for the final three Take a look at matches towards England. Forward of the five-game collection, the BCCI introduced the squad just for the primary two Assessments. After the tip of the second recreation, the board named the gamers for the remaining matches and Akash Deep is the brand new identify added to the record of gamers. It’s a maiden Take a look at call-up for the right-arm pacer, who additionally bats right-handed. Bowling all-rounder Akash, who hails from Bihar however performs home cricket for Bengal, changed one other pacer Avesh Khan within the India squad.
Akash Deep was born on December 15, 1996, in Dehri, Bihar. He lacked encouragement from his father at first of his profession, however his supportive uncle helped him make a change from Bihar to Bengal, from the place he kicked off his First-Class cricket journey. He has performed 29 First-Class matches and scalped 103 wickets whereas additionally scoring 418 runs with a highest rating of 53 not out.
The bowling all-rounder performs for Royal Challengers Banglalore in Indian Premier League. The franchise had picked him for Rs 20 lakh in 2022. Enjoying 7 matches for the facet, Akash has picked 6 wickets.
Akash Deep was a part of the India ’A’ squad within the current unofficial multiple-day collection towards England Lions. The pacer starred with a complete of 13 wickets to his identify, which might undoubtedly have performed an enormous function within the selectors contemplating him for the senior males’s cricket staff. He changed Avesh Khan because the latter has been launched to play Ranji Trophy.
India squad for final 3 England Assessments: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul*, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), KS Bharat (WK), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja*, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep
”The participation of Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul is topic to health clearance from the BCCI medical staff,” stated BCCI in its launch on Saturday.
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