August 10, 2025: Indian pacer Akash Deep has finally spoken out about the dramatic send-off incident at The Oval that happened a week ago. He talked about the heated argument that led to the on-field fight with England opener Ben Duckett. When Akash Deep threw Duckett out, he wrapped his arms around him, which was a direct response to a challenge from the English batter.
Akash Deep informed Revsportz that Duckett had said he wouldn’t be able to get him out. The Indian bowler stated, “I’ve always thought I could beat left-handers, and he’s no different.” He said that Duckett’s aggressive, unorthodox shots made bowling hard at first, but it only drove him more determined.
After finally gaining the breakthrough, a clearly excited Akash Deep went up to Duckett and remarked, “You miss, I hit.” You won’t always win. “I win this time.” He made it clear that the words were part of their ongoing back-and-forth and that the whole thing was “all done in good spirit.”
The event was not an isolated one; there had been tensions between the two teams throughout the series. Zak Crawley’s time-wasting tactics at the Lord’s Test sparked a fierce rivalry that grew even stronger after India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and groundsman Lee Curtis got into a public spat before the fifth Test.