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England vs India 2nd Test: India pacer Mohammed Siraj credited fellow seamer Akash Deep for playing a big role in his six-wicket haul, describing the Bengal speedster as a "horse" who was just waiting for his opportunity.

Siraj (6/70) and Akash Deep (4/88), who replaced a rested Jasprit Bumrah, complemented each other perfectly to bundle out England for 407 in reply to India's first innings total of 587 in the ongoing second Test here. "Akash Deep is like a horse. He was waiting for an opportunity, and when the opportunity arrived, he showed how hungry he was. To be honest, I enjoyed bowling with him," Siraj told BCCI.TV.

"I love when given responsibility. My only goal was not to give runs from my end. I tried to bowl with control as much as possible and keep the batsmen under pressure."

 
 
 
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Akash Deep too credited Siraj and said he enjoyed sharing the new ball with him. "With the first new ball, I got two wickets, but Mian (Siraj) played a big role. He kept the pressure from one end," Akash Deep said.

"Very important role (Siraj played), we bowled in partnership with the new ball. Enjoyed a lot. The way we made a comeback with the second new ball was special."

Akash Deep missed out on his maiden five-wicket haul, but he doesn't have any regrets. "Five wickets will come and go, but I never have these things in mind," he said.

India reached 64/1 at the end of the third day with KL Rahul (28*) and Karun Nair (7*) at the crease. They have a massive lead of 244 runs under their belt. Yashasvi Jaiswal was the only wicket to fall as Josh Tongue dismissed him for 28 runs.

 

England vs India Playing XIs, 2nd Test

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna