The fourth match of the 5-match series between India and England has started in Ranchi. Moreover, India's debutant Akash Deep took the limelight in the first half of the match. He dismissed Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope and sent the English top-order back to the pavilion. Moreover, the English batters did their best to score 302 runs on the first day of the match.
England got lucky with the toss this time as they won the toss and chose to bat first. While Ben Duckett was dismissed early, Zak Crawley tried to give the team a good start. However, he failed to do so. After that, England lost five quick wickets leaving the team distorted.
But this time Joe Root saved the day for England after scoring 106 runs off 226 balls. He was accompanied by Johnny Bairstow (38) and Ben Foakes (47). For India, Akash Deep took three wickets while Mohammed Siraj got two. The spinners, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin got one wicket each.
'Bumrah bhai advised me to drag the length back slightly' - Akash Deep opened up about his debut against England
India's debutant Akash Deep wasn't nervous at all. For a debutant, he was confident enough to play his first match. Moreover, he also talked about how Jasprit Bumrah guided him and he did exactly what he was asked to do during the match. Thus, that helped him get three crucial wickets for India.
Akash said, "I wasn't nervous, had spoken with my coaches, so I wasn't tense ahead of the game. I don't know how it happened, but I used to take every game as my last game and tried my best. Bumrah bahi advised me to drag the length back slightly (in international cricket), that's exactly what I did. I felt bad (on the no-ball), I was just hoping that the team doesn't lose because of that (since Crawley was batting well). There was a bit of help early on, but the ball became soft and the wicket was slow as well. We just tried to be as tight as possible and bowl in the right areas."