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In just his first Test in England, the 28-year-old Akash Deep picked up a ten-wicket haul, joining Chetan Sharma in a two-man list, on July 6 (Sunday) in Birmingham. Playing in Jasprit Bumrah’s absence, Akash ensured that the visitors did not miss him a lot, with a special bowling display.
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The LSG pacer narrowly missed out on a five-wicket haul in the first innings, with figures of 4/88, where he accounted for Ben Duckett (0), Ollie Pope (0), and removed a well-set Harry Brook with the second new ball for 158.
But the 28-year-old didn’t miss a beat in the second innings, scalping an impressive six-wicket haul, the first-ever Indian pacer to do that. His figures of 4/88 and 6/99 combined to make up the best-ever figures for an Indian bowler in England, pipping Chetan Sharma’s 10/188.
10/187 - Akash Deep, Birmingham, 2025*
10/188 - Chetan Sharma, Birmingham, 1986
9/110 - Jasprit Bumrah, Nottingham, 2021
9/134 - Zaheer Khan, Nottingham, 2007
Not just that, the Bihar-born pacer was also the fourth visiting bowler to have a ten-wicket haul in Birmingham, joining an elite list with Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne and Chetan.
10/115 - Muthiah Muralidaran, 2006
10/162 - Shane Warne, 2005
10/187 - Akash Deep, 2025
10/188 - Chetan Sharma, 1986