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4 Indians made their debut in 4 tests against England
Earlier, 5 players had made their debut on Australia tour
New Delhi. 4 players from India made their debut in the first 4 Test matches of the ongoing 5-match home series against England. This is the second time that 4 or more players have made their debut for India in a single Test series. Earlier, 5 players had made their debut for India on the Australia tour in 2020-21, which is the highest so far. Akash Deep got a chance to debut in the Ranchi Test match, who is India’s fourth debutant in the current series. Akash Deep was born in Bihar but he plays domestic cricket for Bengal. Coach Rahul Dravid gave an emotional speech on his debut. Due to which everyone became emotional.
Akash Deep clean bowled opener Jack Crowley on the fifth ball of the fourth over of England’s (IND vs ENG) innings but unfortunately that ball turned out to be a no ball. Despite this he bowled brilliantly. He has taken 3 wickets so far in the first innings. India vs England: Many players of Team India got injured in the current Test series. Captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid gave opportunity to 4 new players during this period. In the second test match played in Vizag, Rajat Patidar got a chance to debut in place of injured KL Rahul. After this, India gave debut opportunity to Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel in the Rajkot test match. Sarfaraz Khan scored explosive half-centuries in both the innings of the debut test match.
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Akash Deep made his debut in place of Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah was rested in the Ranchi test match. In his place, Akash Deep got a chance to debut in Test. Akash Deep impressed everyone by taking the first 3 wickets. Earlier, during the Australia tour, India had given the debut of a total of 5 players including Shubhman Gill, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini and T Natarajan in a series. Gill made his debut in the Melbourne Test while Navdeep Saini and Mohammed Siraj made their debut in the Sydney Test match. After this, pacers T Natarajan and Washington Sundar got debut caps in the Gabba Test match where India created history.
Akash Deep’s story is full of struggles
27-year-old Akash Deep had taken 104 wickets in 30 first class matches before making his Test debut. While playing for India A against England Lions who were recently on India tour, he won a lot of accolades by taking 12 wickets in the 3-match unofficial test series. Akash Deep is known for his speed and accurate line length. He became the cricketer who played the 313th Test for India. Akash Deep had to work hard to enter Team India. The father wanted the son to do a government job but the son was dreaming of becoming a cricketer, which has now been fulfilled.
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Tags: IND vs ENG, India Vs England, Rahul Dravid, Rohit Sharma, Sarfaraz Khan
FIRST PUBLISHED: February 23, 2024, 17:34 IST