The 28-year-old Akash Deep shone bright in Birmingham in main man Jasprit Bumrah's absence. The man from Dehri, Bihar reaped the rewards of disciplined lengths and skillful seam movement, dismissing t

So much for India being in trouble without Jasprit Bumrah. With the team's star pace bowler given a rest, Akash Deep — Bumrah's replacement — was the unlikely inspiration behind India's dominant, series-tying 336-run win over England just before tea on Day 5 of the second test at Edgbaston on Sunday.

India 587 (Gill 269, Jadeja 89, Jaiswal 87, Bashir 3-167) and 427 for 6 dec (Gill 161, Jadeja 69, Pant 65, Rahul 55, Tongue 2-93) beat England 407 (Smith 184, Brook 158, Siraj 6-70, Akash Deep 4-88) and 271 (Smith 88,