Birmingham, July 4 -- Akash Deep, who spearheaded India's pace attack for the Shubman Gill-led side with elegance, is unaware of the likelihood of returning to the final XI for the third Test of the five-match series at the 'Home of Cricket', Lord's.

Akash earned a place in India's playing XI for the ongoing second Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham after the world's best, Jasprit Bumrah, was rested to manage his workload. In Bumrah's absence, Akash made a strong case for himself by scalping four crucial wickets in the first innings.

He wreaked havoc with the new ball while bowling with Mohammed Siraj in tandem on a placid surface. He removed series opener POTM Ben Duckett for a five-ball duck and, on the next delivery, outfoxed Ollie Pope...