Ind vs Eng Test: Akash Deep reveals sister’s cancer battle, dedicates match-winning show to her

Akash Deep’s 10-wicket haul helps India interruption the jinx with a 336-run triumph astatine Edgbaston

India's Akash Deep celebrates his ten-wicket haul successful the crippled aft their triumph against England connected time 5 of the 2nd Test lucifer astatine Edgbaston successful Birmingham, July 6, 2025. AP/PTI

“Every clip I had the shot successful my hand, her thoughts would transverse my mind,” said an emotionally overwhelmed Akash Deep arsenic helium dedicated his stellar show successful India's jinx-breaking Test triumph implicit England to his sister, who is battling crab for the past 2 months.

Having taken 10 wickets successful the series-levelling 336-run triumph astatine the Edgbaston present connected Sunday, the 28-year-old Bengal speedster good and genuinely arrived connected the large signifier with a show of a beingness connected a way that was, for astir part, a bowler's graveyard.

“I person not spoken astir this with anyone but 2 months back, my sister was diagnosed with cancer. She volition beryllium precise blessed with my show and this volition bring immoderate smiles back,” helium controlled his emotions portion talking to Cheteshwar Pujara connected 'Jio Hotstar'.

“Every clip I picked up the ball, her thoughts and representation crossed my mind. This show is dedicated to her. I privation to archer her, 'Sis, we are each with you',” helium added.

Speaking astir the match, helium was blessed that the plans and the processes that helium enactment successful spot worked retired wonderfully during the game.

“My main purpose was to deed the seam connected hard lengths and fto the shot determination in. In lawsuit of Joe Root, my purpose was to vessel from wide disconnected the crease and get it to signifier away.

“In lawsuit of Harry Brook, I knew that helium is committed connected the backfoot and wanted to deed the seam hard and connected fuller length, getting it to determination in,” helium explained the readying down his wicket-taking deliveries.

A believer of surviving successful the moment, Akash would similar to savour his match-winning show and not deliberation astir playing astatine the iconic Lord's cricket crushed wherever the adjacent Test volition beryllium held from July 10-14.

“I haven't thought astir my game-plan for Lord's. But it won't beryllium precise antithetic from what it has been here. There would beryllium days erstwhile it would enactment and determination would beryllium days, it won't work.

“Our occupation is to instrumentality to our strengths and judge successful our processes,” helium said.