“He (Shami) told me not to put too much effort into bringing it in,” Akash remarked.-
The India team for the first Test match against Bangladesh, which takes place in Chennai on September 19, includes Akash Deep. When playing for India A versus India B in the Duleep Trophy 2024, the pacer impressed. In the match, Akash’s nine-wicket haul was sufficient to secure his place, and he disclosed how he dealt with Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy, two bowling experts.
Every spectator had butterflies in their stomachs after star Indian pacer Mohammed Shami’s historic one-on-one match against England all-rounder Ben Stokes during the ODI World Cup 2023. In the end, Shami removed Stokes by deviating the balls and spraying the ball in the same location. Akash went on to say that he was assisted in his cause by a lengthy conversation he had with Shami over bringing the ball in at an angle to a left-hander.
The balls that I bowled to Washington Sundar in the second innings and Nitish Reddy in the first. I had been bowling a lot of around-the-wicket deliveries to Washington in the nets. He has been batting against me frequently and has grown accustomed to it. According to ESPNcricinfo, Akash stated, “I wanted to do something that I hadn’t done against him before.”
The ball naturally travels towards the shine when you bowl to a left-hander from around the wicket. I explained to him [Shami] how to use the angle to get the ball to come back in. He said, “I have seen him do that.”
I should not attempt it too often, Shami has warned me: In Akash
The 27-year-old was given the same advice of bringing the ball in, just as he mentioned that his more experienced teammates were growing accustomed to his bowling. Using the ball’s sheen to change up the lengths of bowling balls has been Shami’s bowling strength. The 34-year-old’s time at NCA appears to have paid off for him because he was advised to bowl the angling with a tiny mix-up rather than just concentrating on bowling it in ball.
He suggested that I not put too much effort into bringing it in. He claimed that it will eventually happen on its own and turn into a ball that can take wickets. It is difficult for batters if the ball keeps going out and you are able to bring it back in with the shine. However, he has advised me not to attempt it too frequently. Nonetheless, Akash stated that if a bowler is successful in doing so, batsmen will also likely chase balls away.
