Akash Deep has played two Test matches for India so far.
Team India’s fast bowler Akash Deep shared an Insta story before the Chennai Test match. In that Insta story, he told that he got a bat from Virat Kohli, it is no less than a gift for him. Now he has told that Virat Kohli himself came to him and asked if he wanted a bat? Akash Deep has told that maybe Virat Kohli must have noticed his batting and that is why he asked for the bat.
Akash Deep narrated a funny story related to Virat Kohli
Actually Akash Deep and Virat Kohli have played together for Royal Challengers Bangalore i.e. RCB and both are now playing together for Team India. Akash Deep said in an interview to Times of India, “Virat Bhaiya himself gave me the bat. He must have seen something in my batting, he came to me and asked ‘Do you want a bat?’
Who wouldn’t want a bat from Virat Bhaiya? He is a legend. He said ‘Take this bat’. When Virat Bhaiya gave me the bat, I cannot express that feeling in words. Virat Bhaiya giving me his bat is a huge gift and I will keep it as a memento. “
Akash Deep is a pacer, but he also bats a bit and he likes it. This is the reason why Virat Kohli might have seen Akash Deep batting in the nets and he might have thought that Akash Deep needs a good bat and in such a situation Virat must have gifted him this bat.
Akash Deep has scored more than 500 runs in first class cricket and in two Test matches, Akash Deep has scored only 26 runs and we got to see some attractive shots from Akash Deep’s bat during the first Test match played in Chennai.