India, July 6 -- Akash Deep has often found himself at the other end of the stick. Since his India debut last year - incidentally against England - the India pacer has played just 8 matches. And this is when he hasn't done much wrong. In all honesty, though, by no fault of his own. As the selection process in the Indian cricket team dictates, people higher in the pecking order get preference. Despite Akash's promise, those who have played before him tend to get more chances. Which means that Akash, at best, will be India's third seamer after Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, or, in the instance of the Leeds Test, even behind Prasidh Krishna. When one of them is rested or given a break, and India pick three frontline seamers, that's when ...
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