Akash Deep joins elite list of cricketers after half-century in England

Updated On: 02 August, 2025 08:26 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

During the fifth Test match against England, Team India`s Akash Deep hit a half-century against the home team in the second innings. His knock has earned him a place in an elite club along with some of the greats. Here`s all you need to know (Pic: AFP/X)

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Coming in as a night watchman, Akash Deep smashed 66 runs off 94 deliveries, with the help of 12 boundaries

<p>With this half-century, he joined an elite list of cricketers who have a ten-fer during a match and a fifty on an England tour. He has now joined the likes of Hugh Trumble, Shane Warne, Imran Khan, Keith Miller and Richard Hadlee to do so</p>

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With this half-century, he joined an elite list of cricketers who have a ten-fer during a match and a fifty on an England tour. He has now joined the likes of Hugh Trumble, Shane Warne, Imran Khan, Keith Miller and Richard Hadlee to do so

<p>The half-century also helped him become just the fourth Indian batsman to score a men`s Test half-century at number four in England, in this century. The other three Indian batsmen are Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill</p>

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The half-century also helped him become just the fourth Indian batsman to score a men`s Test half-century at number four in England, in this century. The other three Indian batsmen are Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill

<p>Akash is also the first Indian night watchman to score 50-plus runs since Amit Mishra (84 runs) against the same opponent at the same venue back in 2011</p>

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Akash is also the first Indian night watchman to score 50-plus runs since Amit Mishra (84 runs) against the same opponent at the same venue back in 2011

<p>During the match, Akash and Yashasvi Jaiswal also stitched a partnership of 100 runs for the third wicket in the fifth Test match <em><strong>(Pic: X/@BCCI)</strong></em></p>

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During the match, Akash and Yashasvi Jaiswal also stitched a partnership of 100 runs for the third wicket in the fifth Test match (Pic: X/@BCCI)

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