Indian fast bowler Akash Deep is known for his bowling skills. But Akash is also a skilled batsman and can deliver some heavy blows with the bat. When he came out to bat in India’s first innings in Chennai, he was expected to score some quick runs.
But during the Chennai Test, something else caught the eye apart from his batting and bowling that had Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir bursting into laughter in the Indian dressing room.
Akash Deep was hit by a bad delivery from Hasan Mahmud
Just a few balls before his dismissal, Akash Deep was caught by a stray delivery from Bangladeshi quick Hasan Mahmud. Akash grabbed his lower back and immediately sought medical attention.
Meanwhile, Hasan Mahmud apologized and approached him. Shakib Al Hasan, who was also seen alongside these two, was also seen laughing and enjoying the moment.
Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma burst out laughing.
While Akash Deep was being attended to by the physiotherapists, the Indian dugout also erupted into laughter after Virat Kohli said something. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill were all sitting together and sharing laughter.
India’s assistant coach Abhishek Nayar was also sitting in the dressing room alongside the players and he too could not hold back his laughter. Meanwhile, in another picture, Jasprit Bumrah was also enjoying the moment.
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When Hasan’s fielder hit him, he hit Sidha Akashdeep’s hand and the latter did not apologize to him, but when his replay went to the dressing room, Virat Kohli did not know what he said, he started feeling serious.#IndVsBan #ViratKohli #RohitSharma image.twitter.com/vPDarJsyxM
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Akash Deep smashed two boundaries effortlessly on both sides of the wicket off fast bowler Hasan Mahmud and showcased his batting skills. He was eventually dismissed by Taskin Ahmed for 17 off 30 balls when he attempted to play an aggressive shot. The 27-year-old hit 4 fours during his delivery.
Rishabh Pant was also hit by a wild delivery
Meanwhile, this was not the first time that an Indian batsman was hit by a wild delivery from a Bangladesh fielder in this innings. On Day 1, Rishabh Pant was also hit by a wild delivery and ended up having an argument with opposition wicket-keeper Litton Das.
Coming into the match, India scored 376 in the first innings, thanks to a magnificent hundred from Ravichandran Ashwin and valuable fifties from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ravindra Jadeja. Hasan Mahmud took five wickets in a brilliant bowling performance.
In reply, Bangladesh were bowled out for just 149. The visitors could not withstand the might of India’s fast bowling attack and gave up. No Bangladesh batsman could score a fifty while Shakib Al Hasan top-scored with 32. For India, Jasprit Bumrah led the way with 4-50 while Siraj, Akash Deep and Jadeja picked up two wickets each.