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Akash Deep Biography

Akash Deep is one of the rising stars of Indian International Cricket, he was born on 15 December, 1996 in Dehri, Bihar. Over the years he has played as the right arm fast bowler and right handed lower order batter for the Indian cricket team. He has played for the team in not national and international levels, he has been part of Bengal cricket team in the domestic cricket. Akashdeep has been in the team of Lucknow SuperGiants in the Indian Premier League and for the Sobisco Smasher Malda in Bengal Pro T20 League.
Full Name | Akash Deep |
Date of Birth | 15 December 1996 |
Place of Birth | Dehri, Bihar, India |
Akash Deep Age | 28 Years |
Akash Deep Height | 6 feet 1 inches |
Hair Color | Black |
Eye Color | Black |
Batting Style | Right-handed |
Bowling Style | Right- arm fast medium |
Akash Deep Stats

Bowling: Akash Deep Stats
BOWLING | Test | FC | List A | T20s |
Matches | 7 | 38 | 28 | 42 |
Innings | 12 | 63 | 28 | 42 |
Balls | 881 | 5979 | 1280 | 894 |
Runs | 528 | 3097 | 1029 | 1150 |
Wkts | 15 | 128 | 42 | 49 |
Best Bowling | 3/83 | 6/60 | 3/6 | 4/35 |
BBM | 3/63 | 10/112 | 3/6 | 4/35 |
Average | 35.20 | 24.19 | 24.50 | 23.46 |
Economy | 3.59 | 3.10 | 4.82 | 7.71 |
S/R | 58.7 | 46.7 | 30.4 | 18.2 |
4w | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
5w | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
10w | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Batting & Fielding: Akash Deep Stats
BATTING | Test | FC | List A | T20s |
Matches | 7 | 38 | 28 | 41 |
Innings | 10 | 50 | 16 | 14 |
No | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
Runs | 83 | 560 | 140 | 78 |
HS | 31 | 53 | 44 | 17 |
Ave | 8.30 | 11.91 | 12.72 | 11.14 |
BF | 168 | 782 | 120 | 54 |
SR | 49.40 | 71.61 | 116.66 | 144.44 |
100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50s | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
4s | 7 | 39 | 7 | 6 |
6s | 5 | 42 | 11 | 4 |
CT | 1 | 15 | 4 | 10 |
ST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Akash Deep Career
A good buddy of his stepped in to help him join a cricket club in Durgapur to cover his daily costs. He began playing tennis-ball matches in the Durgapur area making INR 600 each day. This added up to about 20,000 per month from these tennis-ball games. He became part of a United Club in the CAB first division league in 2010 to chase his cricket career dreams. At first, he enrolled in a local academy as a main batsman, but his coaches asked him to switch to fast bowling as he grew taller over time. He trained with former Bengal fast bowler Ranadeb Bose as part of India’s Vision 2020 program and earned a spot on the Bengal U-23 cricket team within a year. Yet, he suffered a back injury that put his career at risk, and he got help from his Bengal U-23 head coach, Sourasish Lahiri, who guided his recovery process.
Domestic Career
He played his first Twenty20 game for Bengal in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on March 9, 2019. He played his first List A match on September 24, 2019, for Bengal in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He played his first first-class match on December 25, 2019, for Bengal in the year 2019-20 Ranji Trophy.
On August 30, 2021, the Royal Challengers Bangalore added Deep to their squad for the second part of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UAE. The Royal Challengers Bangalore bought him in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament in February 2022. He also claimed eleven wickets, including two four-wicket hauls, in two tour games for India A against England Lions before his test call-up.
International Career
Deep took Shivam Mavi’s place in India’s squad for the 2022 Asian Games after Mavi got hurt. India picked him for their ODI squad to play South Africa in South Africa in November 2023. He stepped in for the injured Deepak Chahar, but didn’t play in any of the matches. In February 2024, India called him up for the first time to play in the last three Tests of the home Test series against England. He got the news about his selection while he was playing for Bengal in the 2023–24 Ranji Trophy.
Recent Matches Of Akash Deep
Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Ground | Format |
IND vs AUS | 0 & 7 | 2/94 & 0/53 | 26, Dec-2024 | Melbourne | Test # 2571 |
IND vs AUS | 31 | 1/95/ & 2/28 | 14, Dec-2024 | Brisbane | Test # 2570 |
IND vs PM’s XI | – | 2/58 | 30, Nov-2024 | Canberra | OTHEROD |
IND vs NZ | 0 & 0 | 1/22 & 1/10 | 01, Nov-2024 | Wankhede | Test # 2560 |
IND vs NZ | 6 & 1 | 0/41 | 24, Oct-2024 | Pune | Test # 2557 |
IND vs BAN | 12 | 2/43/ & 1/20 | 27, Sep-2024 | Kanpur | Test # 2552 |
IND vs BAN | 17 | 2/19 & 0/20 | 19, Sep-2024 | Chennai | Test # 2550 |
IND A vs IND B | 11 & 43 | 4/60 & 5/56 | 05, Sep-2024 | Bengaluru | FC |
RCB vs MI | 2* | 1/55 | 11, Apr-2024 | wankhede | T20 |
IND vs ENG | 9 | 3/83 | 23, Feb-2024 | Ranchi | Test # 2531 |
Akash Deep Net Worth

When it comes to Akash Deep net worth, then there is very limited information related to the same. His major source of income is derived from his professional career as a cricketer. He was bought for the base price of Rs.20 lakhs by Royal Challengers Bangalore. Overall Akash has earned $3 million and has a net worth of $5 million. Aside from this huge set of his income is also derived from brand endorsements of Yeezy sneakers.
Akash Deep Family

Akash Deep has been largely loved by his mother Ladduma Devi and his father Ramji Singh. When it comes to profession then, his mother is a house maker, while his father was a government school teacher in Sasaram, Bihar. Akash also had an elder brother who’s name is not known as he passed away for some unknown reasons. He also shared his childhood with his two sisters.
Akash Deep Early Life & Education
Akash Deep who has always been passionate about cricket faced huge opposition from his parents and neighborhood for his passion over academics. It was the same time when Bihar Cricket Association was suspended, as there was no proper platform for budding cricketers in Bihar to pursue the career. Akash was also one of those victims who lacked both support and space. Sources suggest that some parents even stopped their kids from mingling with Akash, for his engagement in the cricket world, as it would lead their child to abandon academics.
In fact, Akash Deep’s father wanted him to appear in a government exam and seek a government job. But our Akash was more engrossed in cricket. Even avoided his father’s advice of attending Bihar police constable’s exam or at least try for state government class IV staff peon job. But all these came to an abrupt end when he was focusing on his career and his father and brother died unexpectedly, leaving behind Akash and his sisters. The demise of father and brother within six months made Akash a soon breadwinner.
Akash Deep Social Media
Akash Deep is highly active on several social media sites, yet among all those he has paid special attention to Instagram. In his official Instagram @akash.deep969 he has overall 404k followers. With such a huge follower list he has shared over 199 posts and 185 following. Through his posts he shares his career journey as a cricketer.
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