After England heroics, Akash Deep’s big day off the subject: Buys dream car | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Indian quick bowler Akash Deep marked a particular second in his profession by buying a brand new car and sharing photos from the showroom together with his household on Instagram. The celebration got here shortly after his standout batting efficiency as a nightwatchman in the remaining Test towards England at The Oval, the place he scored 66 runs and performed a key function in India’s sequence-levelling victory.Akash posted photographs of the car supply on social media, captioning them: “Dream delivered. Keys received. With the ones who matter most.”

The pacer was promoted to the No. 4 place late on Day 2 of the Test match as a nightwatchman. On Day 3, he impressed everybody with a gritty knock of 66 runs off 94 deliveries, serving to India submit a aggressive complete of 396.“When I went to sleep last night, my mindset was that I don’t want to get out. Even if the ball makes me out, I don’t want to be out. Even if the ball is on the body, I want to play,” Akash mentioned, sharing insights into his mindset throughout the innings.

He stitched an important 107-run partnership with opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, irritating the English bowlers and anchoring India’s innings.“Where there was a need to play the ball, we set up a 100-run partnership with Jashu (Yashasvi Jaiswal). So this is very special for me. The fifty is special, but more than that, the two hours that I played for the team in the morning is even more special,” he added.Jaiswal additionally lauded Akash’s effort, saying: “I think it’s just wonderful the way he batted. We were having a good chat in the middle. Yeah, I hope he’ll keep doing this for us.”India ultimately secured a 6-run victory in the fifth Test, ending the 5-match sequence in a 2-2 draw.