LUCKNOW, April 4 -- There were smiles on everyone's faces, including coach Justin Langer, mentor Zaheer Khan and skipper Rishabh Pant, as speedster Akash Deep went through the paces at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Thursday. Akash's presence in the side, which has struggled in the pace department this season, is a big boost ahead of their game against Mumbai Indians on Friday.
Akash had picked up a back injury during the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia and had not played since December. In IPL 2024 too, he played just one match for RCB. Currently, LSG have Shardul Thakur and Avesh Khan as Indian pacers. The other pacer Mayank Yadav recovery from a lumbar stress injury was compounded by a toe injury and Mohsin K...