India pacer Akash Deep won the hearts of fans with his incredible gesture during Day 1 of the ongoing 5th Test against England. The match between the two teams will be held at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala.
Akash Deep was dropped from the Indian XI for the ongoing fifth game. The fast bowler made way for Jasprit Bumrah, who returned after being rested for the fourth Test. Even though he was not playing, Akash made sure to draw attention to his gesture.
During day 1 of the game, fans asked Akash Deep, who was walking on the sidelines of the boundary ropes with drinks in his hand, for water. The fast bowler, however, did not think for a moment and threw the bottle towards the fans.
Here is the video:
Deep Akash. 👏
– One of the fans asked Akash Deep for water and he gave it to him during day 1 in Dharmasala. pic.twitter.com/HzUhkFxT2d
—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 7, 2024
Coming to the ongoing Test match between India and England in Dharamshala, Day 1 of the game was taken care of by the hosts. The one led by Ben Stokes won the toss and was put in to bat first. They were tested a lot by Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, who did the ball movement quite well.
But openers Zak Crawley (79) and Ben Duckett (27) negotiated the difficult phase well and added 64 runs for the opening stand. It looked like England would put the score on the board. But with the way the Indian spinners bounced things back incredibly well.
Kuldeep Yadav took a fife and broke the backbone of England’s batting line-up before Ravichandran Ashwin wrapped up the tail with his four-wicket haul. India outscored their opponents by just 218 runs and then had an amazing outing with the bat as well.
Yashavi Jaiswal (57) and Rohit Sharma (52*) scored magnificent half-centuries and added 104 runs opening the partnership. Shubman Gill (26*) looked solid at the crease as India ended Day 1 on a high. The hosts were 135-1 and were 83 runs behind England’s total.
Akash Deep shines for the team with the ball on his debut
Akash Deep, who made his debut for India in Ranchi, was impressive with the ball for the team. He made the ball talk in his debut game and picked three wickets, shaking up England’s top order with his fiery new bowling for the team in the morning session.
Akash Deep returned with figures of 3/70 and helped his team win the game. He dedicated the performance to his late father, saying that when his father was alive she couldn’t make him proud and therefore the performance was for him. He claimed that his father’s dream was to see the fast bowler do something good in life. Speaking to reporters after the match, he explained:
“I dedicate my debut to my father. “I couldn’t do anything in life when he was alive and he dreamed that I did something good in life… so I dedicate this performance and debut to him.”
Akash Deep will now be seen in action during IPL 2024. He will play for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
