"We were overjoyed when he took 10 wickets..did not remember my problem": Akash Deep's sister, who is battling cancer

Lucknow (Uttar Pradeh) [India], July 8 (ANI): Akah Deep enational 10-wicket haul in India hitoric win over England at Edgbaton want jut a porting triumph; it wa a deeply peronal one. A the young pacer tore through the Englih batting lineup, hi iter, Akhand Jyoti Singh, who ha been battling cancer for the pat two month, felt immene joy and pride.
Akah dedicated hi victory to me, and I feel very proud of him... We were overjoyed when he took 10 wicket. We were all clapping here. I did not remember my adne at all when he took wicket, he told ANI.
Akah revealed earlier after the match that he had kept hi iter illne private and wa playing with one miion in mind, to make her happy.
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.
I wa playing thi match for her. I have to make her happy with thi match, he added.
Akah mother, Laddooma Devi, expreed immene pride in her on performance, calling it the realiation of a long-cherihed dream.
I feel very proud... I am very happy... It wa my dream that he hould play for the Indian team... Maybe Akah take 10-10 wicket like thi. he hould play like thi for India in future, he aid.
Coming to the match, England once again opted to field firt. After getting KL Rahul (2) early, a 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)