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'Best No.4 after Virat': Social media celebrates nightwatchman Akash Deep's incredible fifty at The Oval
Akash Deep lifts his bat after scoring a fifty on Day 3 at The Oval against England. AP
Akash Deep, who came in as a nightwatchman at the stroke of stumps on Day 2 of the Oval Test, grew in confidence on the and went on to score his maiden fifty in Tests. He relished reaching the mark and celebrated it by hitting a fist pump in the air. The entire Indian dressing room stood up and applauded Deep's effort with the bat.
The valuable knock of Akash Deep is making immense waves on social media, where the Indian fans are gushing about his innings and describing it as the rise of a new all-rounder.
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Social media celebrates Akash Deep's valuable fifty
Here are a few of the many reactions:
A crucial, skilful and spirited performance from Akash Deep. There is a lot of fight in this team. — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 2, 2025
Akash Deep brings up a solid 5️⃣0️⃣ 💪 Great intent on display from #TeamIndia with both Jaiswal and Akash stepping up! 👏 #ENGvsIND — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) August 2, 2025
Akashdeep is a kind of cricketer who will never backoff from any situation. He will always do something totally unexpected!
We all love characters like Akashdeep. Fiery, funny and 100% committed. pic.twitter.com/mNuZJMDevZ — Madhav Sharma (@HashTagCricket) August 2, 2025
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Akash deep best No.4 batter after Virat kholi — HARSHIT (@I_am_Harshit_17) August 2, 2025
Akash Deep was of out-of-the-box question for Eng.
Looks clueless. #ENGvsIND — Hiren Lad (@Hiren_Hilu) August 2, 2025
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Akash Deep the Allrounder 🫡 — Manmohan (@GarhManmohan) August 2, 2025
On the back of a blazing partnership between Yashasvi Jaiswal and Akash Deep, India have garnered a flawless start on Day 3 of the Oval Test. The pair resumed the innings at 75/2 and together have added over 100 runs to the scoreboard. Jaiswal is currently batting at 84* and Akash Deep is on 57*. The stand has pushed India's score to 172/2 after 41.2 overs.
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