Akash Deep to feature in Lord's Test against England after four-wicket haul in Birmingham? Speedster answers

India speedster duo Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj dominated England with their unplayable deliveries as the Shubman Gill-led side bowled out the hosts for 407 in their first innings to take the all-important lead. Akash picked up two wickets on Day 2 of the game and dismissed Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope for ducks. He followed up with two wickets on the third day to take a four-fers in his first outing in England. On Day 3, he got an important breakthrough for India, picking up Harry Brook's wicket, who scored a crucial 158 off 234 balls.

After the end of Day 3, the speedster said that he wasn't sure of playing the Lord's Test despite his heroics in Birmingham. Akash Deep made his Test debut against England in February 2024. His last Test appearance came in December 2024 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 in Australia.

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"We have only two days for this Test match, and this match is very important for us to win. So, I am not thinking about the third match at all. I believe that I have to put my energy in these two days. After that, I will consider it. The team will decide whether I will play or not. No, not at all. I don't know if I'll play. The team makes this decision. We get to know one day before the game," Akashdeep said.

After getting two early wickets in the first session of Day 3, India struggled as Jamie Smith and Brook added a 303-run partnership for the third wicket. Akash Deep picked up a much-needed breakthrough by removing Brook and there was no looking back for the visitors after that.

Siraj, who picked up one wicket on Day 2, ended up taking a six-wicket haul. He was leading India's pace attack in Jasprit Bumrah's absence. With Bumrah likely to return to India's playing XI in the third Test match at the iconic Lord's Stadium in London, one of the pacers might have to make way for him if India once again plays an extra spinner.

The Shubman Gill-led side finished day 3 with a score of 64/1 on the board after 13 overs. India, who are aiming for their first Test series win in England since 2007, lead by 244 runs.