Another India Newcomer Gifted Bat By Virat Kohl After Rinku Singh
The test new comer of IndiaAkash Deep has been given a special welcome by the premium batsman of team IndiaVirat Kohli. Fast bowler of IndiaAkash Deep, who has been picked in the squad for the first Test against Bangladesh, took to Instagram to reveal that Kohli had gifted one of his bats ahead of the series. It is to be noted thatAkash Deep is not the first player to receive such a gift, with the likes of Rinku Singh and VijaykumarVyshak revealing recently that even they had been lucky enough to be gifted so by Kohli.
Posting a picture of one of Kohli’s MRF-sponsored bats, Akash Deep captioned, “Thanqbhaiya” on Instagram.
Since 2022 the pacer is also teammates with Virat Kohli at Royal Challengers Bengaluru, during which the team has reached the playoff stage twice.
Earlier in 2024 Akash Deep made his debut against England in the fourth Test of five. He made a tremendous impression on debut, running through the England top order in the first innings. He picked three wickets, dismissing Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope.It remains the only Test of his career.