US EditionAkash Deep Leads the Way as India Level England Test Series with Crushing 336-Run Win
INDIA, JUL 6 – Akash Deep took 10 wickets to help India level the series with a 336-run win at Edgbaston and dedicated his performance to his sister battling cancer.
- India defeated England by 336 runs in the second Test at Edgbaston in 2025, leveling the five-match series 1-1 with Akash Deep taking 10 wickets.
- Akash Deep replaced the rested Jasprit Bumrah and produced a match-winning performance, breaking India's 58-year-old winless streak at Edgbaston.
- Akash Deep claimed four wickets in England's first innings and followed up with figures of 6-99 in the second, playing a key role alongside Mohammed Siraj in quickly breaking down the English batting order as they chased a daunting target of 608 runs.
- Deep revealed in an emotional interview that his elder sister was diagnosed with cancer two months ago and said, "I want to see a smile on her face," dedicating his effort to her.
- India’s historic and dominant victory secured their biggest away Test win by runs at Edgbaston and marked a key moment to build on for the remainder of the series.
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Akash Deep, Siraj prove their worth with Edgbaston heroics as momentum shifts sharply in Test series
Mohammed Siraj was left to lead the Indian attack after Jasprit Bumrah was rested for the second Test against England, with Akash Deep being drafted in as his replacement. And the two ended up greatly outperforming their English counterparts with the Dukes ball on a batting paradise at Edgbaston.
Akash Deep dedicates 10-wicket haul against England at Edgbaston to cancer-ridden sister; ‘Behen yeh tumare ...
Akash Deep has become only the second Indian bowler to take a 10 wicket-haul in a Test in England. Prior to him, Chetan Sharma is the only other Indian as he took 10/188 at Birmingham back in 1986. ...
Emotional Akash Deep Reveals His Sister Has Cancer After Team India’s 336-Run Win in IND vs ENG 2nd Test 2025 at Edgbaston
Having taken 10 wickets in India's series-levelling 336-run victory at the Edgbaston, the 28-year-old Bengal speedster well and truly arrived on big stage with a performance of a lifetime on a track that has primarily been bowler's graveyard. Emotional Akash Deep Reveals His Sister Has Cancer After Team India’s 336-Run Win in IND vs ENG 2nd Test 2025 at Edgbaston.
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