In Photos: IND v ENG 4th Test | Akash Deep impresses on debut
IND v ENG Test series: At the start of the fourth Test, India was up 2-1. Fast bowler Akash Deep's 38/3 before lunch has given Team India more than a fighting chance in the fourth Test, too. A look at what happened, when.
Akash Deep made his Test debut for India on February 23, 2024. (Photo: Ajit Solanki/AP)
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Akash Deep claimed his first Test wicket in the ninth over, breaking the opening partnership of Zac Crawley and Ben Duckett. Crawley's wicket, too, eventually fell to Akash Deep's attack. Akash Deep bowled Crawley out in the 11th over, leaving England at 57 for 3. (Image source X / Messi Fan @George_leo453)
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Akash Deep (centre) celebrates the wicket of England's Ben Duckett. (Photo: Ajit Solanki/AP)
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Joe Root, who came in at No. 4, after Akash Deep had dismissed Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Zak Crawley - in that order - is inching towards a 100. He was at 82 runs off 197 deliveries, having hit 7 boundaries, at the end of 75.3 overs. (Photo: Ajit Solanki/AP)
Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma rush in to congratulate Akash Deep on stellar delivery after stellar delivery. (Photo: Ajit Solanki/AP)
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When England's wickets fell: Akash Deep dismissed Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope in the 9th over. Zak Crawley, too, fell to Akash Deep's precise bowling attack in the 11th over. There was a gap of 10 overs before the next wicket: R. Ashwin LBW-ed Jonny Bairstow in the 21st over. Ben Stokes' wicket fell in the 24th over; he was dismissed LBW by Ravindra Jadeja. (Photo: Ajit Solanki/AP)
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Mohammed Siraj (centre), almost 30 (on March 13) and 25 Tests old, got Ben Foakes out at 47 (caught by Ravindra Jadeja) in the fourth Test against England at Ranchi. Akash Deep was brought in to give seasoned pacer Jasprit Bumrah a break, and to assist Siraj. Siraj and Akash Deep are also teammates in the Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL team. (Photo: Ajit Solanki/AP)
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R. Ashwin, the fastest Indian bowler to get to 500 Test wickets, dismissed (LBW) Jonny Bairstow at 38 in the first innings of Test 4 of the India-England five-Test series. (Image via X)
Akash Deep is the fourth cricketer to debut for India in the ongoing India-England five-Test series, after Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan (above, right) and Dhruv Jurel. (File photo: AP)
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It's been a day for high-fives. (Photo: Ajit Solanki/AP)
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