New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- India speedster Akash Deep revealed the friendly words he said to England opener Ben Duckett during the nail-biting fifth Test of the inaugural edition of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at The Oval. While his on-field banter with Duckett caught the headlines, there is one moment that Akash has watched on loop: his classic dismissal of Joe Root.

In response to India's 224 in the first innings, Duckett was tormenting captain Shubman Gill's bowling unit. By embracing the true nature of 'Bazball', the southpaw walloped five boundaries and two towering maximums to hand England the upper edge.

Akash too perished in front of Duckett and got a reply from the English opener, "You can't get me out". At the end, it was Akash w...