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BGT: Mindset Was To Contribute, Wasn't Looking To Save Follow-on, Says Akash Deep
Boxing Day Test: Ahead of the Boxing Day Test against Australia, India seamer Akash Deep revealed his mindset while batting during day four of third Test at Brisbane was to not get out and was glad his efforts helped the visitors’ avert the follow-on.
At Brisbane, Akash came out to bat when India were at 213/9, and scored a crucial 31 off 44 balls to bail the visitors’ out of crashing towards a follow-on, while sharing a 47-run stand with Jasprit Bumrah for the final wicket.
“We come to bat lower down the order, so contributions of 20-25-30 runs are very valuable. My mindset is just to contribute. I wasn't looking to save the follow-on that day; I was just looking not to get out. My mindset was this, God willing, we were able to save the follow-on.
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