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IND vs BAN: Indian team's rising fast bowler Akashdeep has revealed a funny conversation he had with Virat Kohli. Let us tell you that Kohli had gifted his bat to Akashdeep, with the help of which the Bengal cricketer had hit two consecutive sixes against Bangladesh in Kanpur.
Akashdeep told how Virat Kohli had gifted him his bat after the first Test against Bangladesh. Indian team's assistant coach Abhishek Nair also praised Akashdeep's batting and told how the decision was taken to send him to bat before Jasprit Bumrah. Nair also described Akashdeep as the next all-rounder of the Indian team.
What did Abhishek Nair say
Speaking to Geo Cinema after India's victory in Kanpur, Abhishek Nair said, “Virat gave him the bat and he himself came into form. But Akashdeep impressed us a lot in the nets. In the first match it happened that who should be sent to bat first, Bumrah or Akashdeep? Rohit asked to send Akashdeep up because he has scored runs in Duleep Trophy.
He further said, “Rohit said that Akashdeep is our in-form player, we also put pressure on him to score half-centuries in the lower order. With the bat he is a future all-rounder.
Virat gave a gift to Akashdeep
Speaking to Geo Cinema, Akashdeep said, “Yes, it was a difficult moment. But I didn't know what happened to my brother. He came and said – You wanted a bat, go and play. So it became easy for me. Yes, there was pressure on me because when I caught the bat I told them it felt like a cover drive. Virat bhaiya said don't play, just take the bus. I asked him if he would take the bat back and he said, no.
Let us tell you that Akashdeep impressed Shakib Al Hasan with his batting style by hitting two sixes in two consecutive balls. Seeing Akashdeep's batting, everyone from Kohli to head coach Gautam Gambhir could not stop laughing.
