India, Aug. 13 -- Team India pacer Akash Deep heaped praise on head coach Gautam Gambhir for showing faith in him on the England tour. Akash turned up on crucial occasions against England with both bat and ball. The right-arm pacer played big roles in India's victories at Edgbaston and the Oval.

Akash Deep's defining spell came at Edgbaston, where he dismantled England's batting with figures of 4/88 in the first innings and bettered it with a maiden five-for, taking 6/99 in the second. His10/187 sealed a resounding 336-run victory for India and also marked their maiden Test win at the historic venue.

In the fifth Test, he was sent as a nightwatchman late on Day 3, Akash rose to the challenge with a gritty 66 from 94 deliveries. His comp...