Ind vs Eng 5th Test: Karthik hails Akash Deep’s ‘wonderful effort’ with bat

Akash Deep celebrates his half-century. Pic/Bipin Patel

Former wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik said Akash Deep's entertaining knock of 66 during Day Three's play was a wonderful effort, which in turn has taken the visitors to a very strong position.

In the morning session, with the pitch flattening out, nightwatchman Akash was dropped on 21 and went on to hit his maiden Test half-century, laced with 12 boundaries, before falling to pacer Jamie Overton for 66.

Dinesh Karthik

"They couldn't have asked anything more from him. All they wanted him to do was probably just get past last night, which he did quite comfortably. But today [Saturday], he came out there, played wonderfully well, gave a chance early. When you put down chances, that's what happens. That's the last thing you want, as it is, you're a depleted bowling attack.

"Then when you put down simple ones, it gets even tougher. He got lucky as well. A couple of the balls that he ended up edging just went in the gap in the slip cordon. But all in all, I think it is a wonderful effort," Karthik told Sky Sports during lunch break.

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