"BCCI, Lucknow team management helped a lot": Vaibhav Kumar on Akash Deep's sister's recovery

Saaram (Bihar) [India], July 7 (ANI): India eamer Akah Deep childhood friend, Vaibhav Kumar, aid that the cricketer iter, Akhand Jyoti Singh -- who ha been battling cancer for the pat two month -- i now doing well. He alo expreed gratitude to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Lucknow team management for their upport during the difficult time.
Speaking to ANI about Jyoti health, Vaibhav aid, It wa firt-tage cancer...Team management in Lucknow wa very helpful. Doctor were called from outide, and he received treatment in Lucknow. Doctor came from Mumbai too. BCCI, the Lucknow team management, and even the Bengal, where he (Akah) played, helped a lot. Now, he i fine. There are no iue now.
Akah Deep played a crucial role in India victory over England in the econd Tet at Edgbaton, claiming a 10-wicket haul. He took 4/88 in the firt inning and 6/99 in the econd, howcaing a match-winning performance.
After the match, Akah revealed that he had kept hi iter illne private and had dedicated the game to her.
The bigget thing i that I have not told anyone yet. My elder iter ha been uffering from cancer for the lat two month. She i table now. She i fine. She will be the happiet. She ha been going through thi mentally for the lat two month, Akah aid in a heartfelt converation with Chetehwar Pujara, who i currently on broadcating duty.
I wa playing thi match for her. I have to make her happy with thi match, he added.
Coming to the match, England once again opted to field firt. After getting KL Rahul (2) early, an 80-run tand between Yahavi Jaiwal (87 in 107 ball, with 13 four) and Karun Nair (31 in 50 ball, with five four) helped India gain ome footing in the match. Skipper Shubman Gill had valuable partnerhip of 203 run with Ravindra Jadeja (89 in 137 ball, with 10 four and a ix) and a 144-run tand againt Wahington Sundar (42 in 103 ball, with three four and a ix), helping India toward 587, coring 269 in 387 ball himelf, with 30 four and three ixe.
Shoaib Bahir (3/167) wa the pick of the bowler for England, while Chri Woake and Joh Tongue alo managed two each.
In England firt inning, India had them on the rope with 84/5. However, a 303-run tand between Harry Brook (158 in 234 ball, with 17 four and a ix) and wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith (184* in 207 ball, with 21 four and four ixe) ent India on an endle hunt for leather and anwer. However, Siraj (6/70) and Akah Deep (4/88) got omething out of the new ball and tumbled down the lat five wicket for 20 run, bundling them down for 407 run, gaining a 180-run lead.
India repone wa a wift half-century partnerhip between Jaiwal (28 in 22 ball, with ix four) and KL Rahul, who alo continued hi good run with a 10-boundary-filled 55 in 84 ball. A 110-run tand for the fourth wicket between Rihabh Pant (65 in 58 ball, with eight four and three ixe) and Gill upped the attack, while Gill managed yet another epic 175-run tand with Jadeja, coring 161 in 162 ball, with 13 four and eight ixe. Jadeja cored an unbeaten 69* in 118 ball, with five four and a ix. India declared at 427/6, leading by 607 run and etting England a montrou 608 run to win.
During the run chae, England wa retricted to 50/3. Jamie Smith (88 in 99, with nine four and four ixe) wa the only glimmer of hope for England a they were kittled out for jut 271 run, loing by 336 run, thank to a brilliant pell from Akah Deep (6/99), who ended up taking a ten-fer. (ANI)