Former India selector Saba Karim appreciated Akash for the dismissal of England batsman Joe Root during the final innings of the second Test in Edgbaston. The cricketer-turn-commentator said that Akash forced the England batsman to think that the ball would come after pitching.
India declared its second innings for 4 for 4 for 427 at 427. England were asked to chase a target of 608 runs. In response, England lost three wickets for 72 runs by stumps. Stump to close the edge of the sky deep beat root. Root was rejected after scoring just 6 runs in 16 delivery.
Akash Deep was talking about feeling deception … – Saba Karim
During a panel discussion on Sony Sports, Saba Karim said that Akash Deep gave the ball to the crease, engaged it, but it turned straight after pitching and hit the stumps.
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“Akash was talking about feeling deception by Deep wicket as it was like an Indian wicket, but here he betrayed Joe Root. When you are making an angle of the ball from the wide of the crease, the batsman is forced to think that the ball will come from that angle only,” Saba replied.
99.9 percent batsmen must have played that shot – Saba Karim on Joe Root’s dismissal
The former selector rejected the delivery of the sky deep as the route almost unaware. He said that even the top category batsmen would have made a mistake as the origin.
“If the ball becomes straight after pitching, what can the batsman do? If you bowl such a ball for a great batsman, it was definitely an unexpected delivery. Not only the root, but 99.9 percent of the batsmen would have played in this way.
You think the ball will come from that angle only – Hemung Badani
During this discussion, former India batsman Hemang Badani said that Akash used the width of the crease effectively. He said that in the event of the route, any batsman would have expected the ball to come from that angle and it would have been cheated.
“It was an excellent ball. He was completely beaten. He made an angle wide from the crease, even touched the side line, made such a big angle, and then made the ball directly from there. As a batsman, as a batsman, you think the ball would come only from that angle,” said Badani.
Indian bowlers had immediate effect after announcing their innings on 4 of the second Test. Mohammad Siraj first removed the Crool for a duck and apprehended the substitute fielder Sai Reformson.
Akash then took two major wickets to place India in a prominent place. He dismissed Ben Docket for 25 before removing Joe Root. By the end of the day, England was struggling at 72 for 3. The Akash returned with a figure of 2 for 36 of the eight overs, while Siraj ended with 1 with 29 out of five overs.
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