IND vs BAN, 2nd Test: Akash Deep Exposes Bangladesh Batters On Day 1

Akash Deep bowled a fiery spell on Day 1 of IND vs BAN, 2nd Test [@cricanandha/x.com]Akash Deep bowled a fiery spell on Day 1 of IND vs BAN, 2nd Test [@cricanandha/x.com]

India and Bangladesh are taking on each other in the second Test of the two match series at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. 

Rohit Sharma, the Indian captain won the toss and took a historic decision to field first. This is the first time in nine years that India have decided to field first after winning a toss in home Test. The grass over on the track and the overcast conditions prompted the Indian team to field first. 

The Indian seamers were getting movement from the track from the very beginning. But it was not beating the batters to give the home team the dismissals. Within the eighth over, Rohit introduced Ravichandran Aswhin into the attack. Even though Ashwin was bowling with accuracy he was also unable to make the inroads. 

Soon, the third Indian seamer, Akash Deep was brought into the attack by India. In the first over itself, the right-arm pacer provided the breakthrough. He picked up the wicket of Zakir Hasan (0 off 24) with an away moving delivery. Soon, he followed this up with the wicket of Shadman Islam (24 off 36).  Besides the two wickets, Akash Deep kept troubling the batters throughout his spell.

Here is how Akash Deep exposed the technique of the Bangladesh top order - 

  • Angle of delivery - The Indian pacer showed great confidence in himself and went around the wicket early in his spell. As he went round the wicket it created an angle for the left-handed batters, where they were unable to leave the balls easily. 
  • Length of delivery - The best thing about Akash Deep's spell was the length he persistently hit. He never left the good length area and thus created doubt in the mind of the batters about their footwork.
  • Late movement - As Akash Deep kept hitting the length as he also got a bit of late movement off the track. He showed the dexterity to move the ball both ways and expose the technique of the batters.