Akash was introduced in the seventh over after Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah opened the bowling for the hosts, and made an instant impression by striking twice in as many deliveries in just his second over.

On the second day of the first Test, India reduced Bangladesh to 26 for three at lunch. Akash Deep took two wickets while Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Shadman Islam early. Bangladesh trails by 350 runs after India's first innings total of 376,

Indian cricket team pacer Akash Deep was right on the money in his first spell in the 1st test between India and Bangladesh in Chennai as he knocked out Zakir Hasan and Mominul Haque in two consecutive deliveries to strengthen India’s position in the test match.