India, Aug. 2 -- In his short Test career so far, Akash Deep has mostly been in the news for all the right reasons. Whether it was a fiery debut at home against England, a lion-hearted performance in Australia without much success or his record-breaking 10-wicket haul in the second Test at Edgbaston in this series, Akash Deep has made all the right noises. On Day 2 of the India vs England fifth Test at The Oval, there was a slight change in that.

Akash Deep's seemingly friendly gesture for England opener Ben Duckett became a topic of debate. Most pundits, including Ricky Ponting, Mike Atherton, Dinesh Karthik and Ravi Shastri, felt Akash Deep should have avoided doing that. In a hard-fought series, what's wrong with a player putting his ...