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