The debutant fast bowler from India took three wickets with the new ball, putting India in a dominant position.
During the fourth over of the day in Ranchi, India's debutant fast bowler Akash Deep had his hand on his head when the no-ball siren went off. He had just taken Zak Crawley's off stump with a nip-backer for what would have been his first Test wicket. But replays showed he had overstepped.
Crawley was on four when he received the reprieve. Shortly after, he hit Mohammed Siraj for three consecutive fours, followed by a six.
In the tenth over, Akash had Ben Duckett caught behind to break the opening stand. Two balls later, he trapped Ollie Pope for a duck. The score was 47 for 2. Akash hit a legal delivery on the top of Crawley's off stump in his next over. At the end of his seven-over spell, he had taken 3 for 24, putting India on top.
He received valuable advice from Jasprit Bumrah, who suggested that he bowl slightly shorter than he does in domestic cricket. Two of his wickets came from short deliveries and one from a good length delivery.
Deep said:
"In domestic cricket, our length is a couple of feet fuller. Here, our coaches, captain and Bumrah bhai told me that at the international level, the length is a touch shorter because batsmen look to chase the ball here. So my plan was to just bowl at my line and length."