India, Aug. 9 -- Shubman Gill's India had a series to remember against England, as the visitors returned home after levelling the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at 2-2. Harry Brook and Joe Root looked set to help the hosts chase down 374 to win the series 3-1. However, Mohammed Siraj had other plans. He returned with five wickets, helping India register a narrow six-run win in front of a jam-packed crowd at the Oval.

While all the chatter is about Siraj, and rightly so, one cannot discount the performance of Akash Deep. The pacer was expected to step up with the ball. He did so, but he also chipped in with the bat, smashing his maiden fifty in the second innings of the Oval Test.

Coming in as the nightwatchman on Day 3, Akash Deep saw off th...