Rahul Tiwari
khelja|31-01-2025
On the tour of Australia, Team India veteran Gambb Jaspreet Bumrah took 32 wickets and composed many records. On the other hand, young bowler Akash Deep had impressed with his bowling but he was unlucky in terms of wickets. Akash could not take more wickets on Australia's pitches and due to this Ravichandran Ashwin believes that it is difficult to get a chance again in Team India. But Ashwin also emphasized that if there was a batsman, it would not have happened to him.
Akash Deep, along with Jaspreet Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj, worked as the third fast bowler. But Akash failed to take wickets at the time of need. Former spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has given a shocking statement about him. Ashwin said at the AWS AI Conclave 2025 in Bangalore, 'This is an indefinite world. The batsmen benefit, but not the bowlers. It may be that Akash Deep does not get a chance to play another Test, because he did not get enough wickets in Australia. But you will not find any batsman with which it has happened '.
The 28 -year -old Akash's career has also been affected due to injury. A BCCI official had told a few days ago that when he started playing domestic cricket for Bengal since 2019, back injury has been due to his trouble. The BCCI officer expressed concern over his career, saying, "The age at which he is still out of the playing XI due to repeated injury at this age, then it can be difficult to make a long international career."
Akash has played only Test format for Team India so far. He started his Test career in the domestic series against England in the year 2024. So far Akash has taken 15 wickets in 7 Tests. His best performance is 83/3. While his average is more than 35. Akash played two Tests (Brisbane and Gaba) in Australia in which he took 5 wickets.