Legendary India National Cricket Team Off-Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has made a “big statement”, claiming that Test Captain Shubman Gill did not worthy of winning the Player of the Match Award in the Edgbaston Test.
According to Ravichandran Ashwin, the best candidate to be honored with the match player in the second Test between India and England was deep.
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Shubman Gill and Akash Deep helped India crush England in Edgbaston
Captain Shubman Gill and Pesar Akash Deep, who replaced Jaspreet Bumrah in XI, played a key role in India’s major victory in England by 336 runs at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
Shubman Gill was India’s top artist with bat, while Akash ended as the best artist with the ball. Indian captain Shubman Gill made a sensational knock of 269 runs in the first innings and pushed his team forward and followed it with a steller 161 in the second innings.
Shubman Gill broke several historical records with his heroes with the bat and became the second biggest personal run-scorer in a Test match behind Graham Gooch. He was awarded the Player of the Match for his performance.
Talking about Akash Deep, Pesar of Bengal fully filled the shoes of Pace Spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. He raced a sensational four-wicket in the first innings, with Ben Docket, Oli Pope, Harry Brook and Chris Woakes.
In the previous innings, Akash Deep performed his best in Test cricket and recorded the figures of 21.1–2-99 -6, rejecting Ben Docket, Joe Root, Oli Pope, Harry Brooke, Jamie Smith and Bridan Cars.
Akash Deep should have been awarded the Player of the Match – Ravichandran Ashwin
Speaking on his official YouTube channel, Ravichandran Ashwin said that the sky was worthy of winning the Deep Player of the Match Award as he not only selected the wickets for himself, but he also assisted Mohammad Sirraj in getting 6-fetch in the first innings. He explained in detail:
“This may be a big statement to make it, but Akash Deep should have been honored with the match player. Shubman Gill batted beautifully, no amount of praise would be enough. Gill has made history, records and he has written it again, there is no doubt.”
“But everyone said and did, Akash Deep’s second innings and his four wickets in the first innings. Due to those four wickets, Siraj was able to get six wickets in the first innings. Akash was giving the ball to the deep ball from different angles with the same wrist position.
“I have no problem with the man of the match. I don’t buy the principle about the heroes. In an IPL match, Super Four, Super Six, Super 12s, fastest delivery you give all these awards. You can give them in Tests, as well as match bowlers and match batsmen.”
He is defeating one of every five balls – Ravichandran Ashwin deepened Akash
Further, the sky deep, Ravichandran Ashwin said that Pesar generated a false shot of 22.8% in the Edgbaston Test. He said:
“Arshdeep Singh performs in the IPL, rotates the ball in white-ball cricket, but keep in mind that the performance of Akash Deep in first-class cricket. Look at his impact in Edgbaston. His effect is such that he is producing a false shot percentage of 22.8%.
“In a span of 40 overs, he has clearly gone to a high economy rate, England have tried to pick it up. England, all-in-all, are trapped.”
