Akash deep : A Indian cricketer
| Born | 15 December 1996
(age 28) Sasaram, Bihar, India |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Role
Bowler |
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| International information | |
| National side | India (2024-present) |
| Test debut (cap 313) | 23 February 2024 v England |
| Last Test
5 July 2025 v England |
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| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2016-present | Mohun Bagan |
| 2019-present | Bengal |
| 2022-2024 | Royal Challengers
Bengaluru |
| 2024 | Servotech Siliguri
Strikers |
Career statistics
| Competition | Test | FC | LA | T20 |
| Matches | 8 | 38 | 28 | 45 |
| Runs scored | 83 | 560 | 140 | 78 |
| Batting average | 8.30 | 11.91 | 12.72 | 9.75 |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Top score | 31 | 53* | 44 | 17 |
| Balls bowled | 881 | 5,979 | 1280 | 960 |
| Wickets | 25 | 128 | 42 | 52 |
| Bowling average | 28.6[1]Batting average | 24.19 | 24.50 | 24.69 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Best bowling | 6/99 | 6/60 | 3/6 | 4/35 |
| Catches/stumpings | 1/– | 15/– | 4/– | 10/– |
Personal life
His father Ramji Singh served as a government school teacher in Bihar’s Sasaram. He faced opposition from his parents and neighbors in Bihar for his passion for playing cricket over academics. At a time when the Bihar Cricket Association was suspended, there was no proper platform for budding cricketers in Bihar to pursue their career prospects in cricket, and Akash Deep was one of the victims of it. Some of the parents urged their children not to mingle with Akash Deep, as Akash was the only person to passionately engage in c
ricket in Sasaram. Meanwhile, some of those parents were cautious that their own children would follow in the footsteps of Akash Deep by abandoning academics.[4]
Akash Deep’s father apparently wanted his son to appear for exams that would help him land a government job, but Akash was more keen on not giving up his interest in cricket. His father advised him to attend the Bihar police constable’s exams or at least try for state government’s Class IV staff peon job. However, he faced setbacks at a time when he was focusing on his career ambitions as his father and his elder brother died unexpectedly, leaving behind Akash as well as two sisters in their family. His father and elder brother died all within six months and Akash became the immediate breadwinner in his family.
Personal life
His father Ramji Singh served as a government school teacher in Bihar’s Sasaram. He faced opposition from his parents and neighbors in Bihar for his passion for playing cricket over academics. At a time when the Bihar Cricket Association was suspended, there was no proper platform for budding cricketers in Bihar to pursue their career prospects in cricket, and Akash Deep was one of the victims of it. Some of the parents urged their children not to mingle with Akash Deep, as Akash was the only person to passionately engage in cricket in Sasaram. Meanwhile, some of those parents were cautious that their own children would follow in the footsteps of Akash Deep by abandoning academics.[4]
Akash Deep’s father apparently wanted his son to appear for exams that would help him land a government job, but Akash was more keen on not giving up his interest in cricket. His father advised him to attend the Bihar police constable’s exams or at least try for state government’s Class IV staff peon job. However, he faced setbacks at a time when he was focusing on his career ambitions as his father and his elder brother died unexpectedly, leaving behind Akash as well as two sisters in their family. His father and elder brother died all within six months and Akash became the immediate breadwinner in his family.
Personal life
His father Ramji Singh served as a government school teacher in Bihar’s Sasaram. He faced opposition from his parents and neighbors in Bihar for his passion for playing cricket over academics. At a time when the Bihar Cricket Association was suspended, there was no proper platform for budding cricketers in Bihar to pursue their career prospects in cricket, and Akash Deep was one of the victims of it. Some of the parents urged their children not to mingle with Akash Deep, as Akash was the only person to passionately engage in cricket in Sasaram. Meanwhile, some of those parents were cautious that their own children would follow in the footsteps of Akash Deep by abandoning academics.[4]
Akash Deep’s father apparently wanted his son to appear for exams that would help him land a government job, but Akash was more keen on not giving up his interest in cricket. His father advised him to attend the Bihar police constable’s exams or at least try for state government’s Class IV staff peon job. However, he faced setbacks at a time when he was focusing on his career ambitions as his father and his elder brother died unexpectedly, leaving behind Akash as well as two sisters in their family. His father and elder brother died all within six months and Akash became the immediate breadwinner in his family.