How Did Jasprit Bumrah Help Akash Deep On Test Debut? India Star's Big Revelation

24.02.2024 - 03:59 sports.ndtv.com

Debutant speedster Akash Deep revealed that India's star pacer gave him advise to keep the length of his delivery "slightly back", which helped him to script a dream debut in the fourth Test against England.

Akash ran riot in the opening session of Day 1 by removing England's top order to put India in a strong position early in the game.

The 27-year-old's ability to pick the right line and length played a major role in dismissing England's star batting trio of Zak Crawley (42), Ben Duckett (11) and Ollie Pope (0). "Bumrah Bhai advised me to drag the length back slightly (in international cricket), that's exactly what I did," Akash said after the end of Day 1.

Nervousness wasn't a factor that hindered Akash in his debut game as his mindset helped him to avoid such a state. "I wasn't nervous, had spoken with my coaches, so I wasn't tense ahead of the game.

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Debutant fast bowler Akash Deep got off to a flying start in the Indian Test team, scalping three wickets to help Rohit Sharma's men reduce England to 112 for 5 at lunch on the opening day of the fourth Test on Friday. Akash seemed to have gotten his first wicket in the form of Zak Crawley when he sent the England opener's stumps cartwheeling but the delivery turned out to be a no-ball. Unperturbed by the incident, Akash then re-focused himself and bagged three wickets to mark a memorable debut in the whites for the Indian team.