Akash Deep Sets World Record enroute his 10 wicket haul vs England
Akash Deep finished with figures of 10/187, which is the best a visiting pacer in history at Edgbaston. Akash Deep is only the second non-English fast bowler to get a 10-wicket haul at the ground in history. The previous instance of the same happening was also by an Indian, when Chetan Sharma took a 10-wicket haul in 1986.
| Player | Country | Figures | Year |
| Akash Deep | India | 10/187 | 2025 |
| Chetan Sharma | India | 10/188 | 1986 |
| Joel Garner | West Indies | 9/108 | 1984 |
| Imran Khan | Pakistan | 9/136 | 1982 |
| Asif Mahmood | Pakistan | 9/160 | 1971 |
Ravichandran Ashwin believes that Akash Deep for his brilliant 10-fer should have been Player of the Match
India’s second Test win against England in Edgbaston had many heroes – Shubman Gill, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj to name a few. The ‘Player of the Match’ award, however, went to captain Shubman Gill, who slammed a double ton and century to boost India’s cause. Akash Deep was the hero with the ball as he picked 10 wickets. According to Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep would have been good choice for the ‘Player of the Match’ award.
“This might be a big statement to make, but Akash Deep should have been awarded the Player of the match. Shubman Gill batted beautifully, no amount of praise would be enough. Gill has created history, records are there to be made and he’s re-written it, no doubt about it,” Ashwin said on “Ash Ki Baat.”
“But all said and done, Akash Deep’s six-fer in the second innings and his four wickets in the first innings. Because of those four wickets, Siraj was able to get the six wickets in the first innings.
Akash Deep was delivering the ball from different angles with the same wrist position. I don’t have a problem with the man of the match. I don’t buy the theory about heroes. In an IPL match, there are super fours, super sixes, super 12s, fastest delivery you give all these awards. You can give them in Tests as well, bowler of the match and batsman of the match.” he concluded
After a brilliant bowling performance at Edgbaston by Mohammed Siraj, who took a total of seven wickets, including a first innings six-wicket haul and Akash Deep, who registered India’s second ten-wicket haul and best bowling figures in England, Team India would be excited by the return of Bumrah, as confirmed by skipper Shubman Gill after winning second Test, for the prestigious Lord’s fixture and the very idea of fielding Siraj, Bumrah and Akash together.
With the next Test starting in only three days’ time, it would be interesting to see what sort of pitch the hosts prepare, considering the result in Birmingham. Â India on the other hand, whose chances were doubted after England’s fine win in Headingley last week, leave Birmingham with their first Test victory at Edgbaston at the ninth attempt.It also brilliantly sets up the remainder of the series, which continues at Lord’s on Thursday having a series levelled at 1-1.
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