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In pictures: Akash Deep's remarkable journey from Bengal's domestic cricket to India's Test debut

The fast bowler bowled a dream opening spell on Test debut as India left England struggling at 112 for 5 at lunch on the opening day of the fourth Test in Ranchi

Our Web Desk Published 23.02.24, 04:08 PM
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Akash Deep who hails from Bihar but plays domestic cricket for Bengal made his Test debut against England on February 23, 2024. His three-wicket burst of Ben Duckett (11), Ollie Pope (0) and Zak Crawley (42) came in a span of 10 balls.

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The cricketer made his First Class debut for Bengal on December 25, 2019, in a Ranji Trophy match against Andhra Pradesh at Eden Gardens. His List A debut was on September 24, 2019 against Gujarat at Jaipur.

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The 27-year-old has played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in Indian Premier League. He played seven IPL matches and took six wickets. He had previously been a net bowler for the Rajasthan Royals during IPL 2020 in the UAE and has also bowled in the Kolkata Knight Riders' nets at Eden Gardens.

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He made his T20I debut for Bengal on March 9, 2019 against Maharashtra at Indore. In T20Is, Akash Deep has taken 48 wickets in 41 matches with his best figures being 4/35.

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Akash Deep was one of the chief architects as Bengal reached the finals of the Ranji Trophy in 2019 before losing to Saurashtra. He was part of a three-pronged pace attack that was Bengal's bowling backbone for the past three seasons, along with Mukesh Kumar and Ishan Porel.

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Besides his strong reputation as a bowler, the cricketer is very handy with the bat in the lower-order. He had scored a half-century in the U-23 domestic tournament for Bengal.

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