Indian cricket crew quick bowler Akash Deep lastly revealed the story behind the reward that he obtained from star batter Virat Kohli simply days forward of the primary Take a look at match towards Bangladesh in Chennai. Through the pre-match camp, Virat gifted certainly one of his personal bats to Akash Deep – somebody who was additionally his teammate at Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). In a current interplay, Akash Deep recalled the emotional second and mentioned that it was Kohli himself who determined to reward him the bat. He additional mentioned that it was a giant reward for him and he won’t ever play with it as it is going to be saved as a memento in his room.
“Virat bhaiya ne khud se bat diya tha [Virat bhaiya himself gave me the bat]. He should have noticed one thing about my batting. I did not ask for it; he got here to me and requested, ‘Bat chaiye kya tujhe?’ Who would not desire a bat from Virat bhaiya? He’s a legend. I used to be very joyful to listen to his phrases and wished that bat. He requested me what sort of bat I exploit whereas batting, and I simply smiled—I did not have phrases,” Akash Deep mentioned throughout an interplay with Occasions of India.
Then he mentioned, ‘Yeh le, rakh le yeh bat.’ I’ll by no means play with that bat; it’s a huge reward from Virat bhaiya, and I’ll hold it as a memento on the wall of my room. I even bought his autograph on the bat,” he added.
Earlier, former Indian batter Manoj Tiwary heaped reward on pacer Akash Deep for his spectacular bowling abilities and opined that when the right-arm pacer will carry out in abroad circumstances, he might be standing alongside among the nice bowlers.
After a powerful Take a look at debut towards England earlier this 12 months, Akash retained his spot within the ongoing first Take a look at towards Bangladesh in Chennai, the place he wreaked havoc together with his tempo and claimed two wickets in the identical over on the second day.
“When Akash Deep got here into the senior crew from U23, it was clear that he had expertise. He has labored very exhausting to show that expertise into efficiency and made all of the sacrifices wanted to realize one thing vital. He is a hardworking and mentally secure participant.
“To date, he is carried out exceptionally properly in Indian circumstances. Think about, when he performs in abroad circumstances like Australia, England or South Africa, his efficiency will make him stand amongst among the nice bowlers,” Tiwary instructed IANS.
(With IANS inputs)
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