Dinesh Karthik slams Akash Deep, Siraj after India's poor show on Day 4 at Oval
Oval Test, Day 4 Highlights | Full ScorecardKarthik, while talking on Cricbuzz, was critical of Akash Deep's performance, saying that the pacer tapered off after his Edgbaston heroics, where he took a match-winning ten-wicket haul. 'For a start, I think Akash Deep could have bowled much better. I don't think he really bowled as well as his talents suggests, because what he showed in Edgbaston was high quality. But then he kind of tapered off, I don't know why. He bowled a lot down the leg, I'm not sure why he hasn't had a good couple of games,' he said.The former cricketer also had strong words for Mohammed Siraj, who dropped a crucial catch of Harry Brook during a key moment of England's innings. Brook was on 19 when Siraj stepped on the boundary rope while trying to take the catch. Brook went on to hammer a 98-ball 111, shifting the match decisively in England's favour.'Siraj and Prasidh bowled their hearts out, no doubt about it. A very seminal moment in this game came when Siraj dropped that catch. He had just walked into the ground before the start of that over, the masseuse was standing behind him, Arshdeep was just in his corner, maybe he was just chilling, was not expecting anything of that sort to come to him. After that, you can almost see that the Indian team deflated a little,' Karthik said.Teammates had even started celebrating the catch, with KL Rahul and Prasidh Krishna visibly excited. But once it was confirmed Siraj had stepped on the rope, the mood on the field dropped.'He did not judge the ball well enough, when you are running behind for a catch, the most important aspect is that you need to quickly get under the ball, and then have a wide base to keep your head still. What Siraj was doing is that he had a bit of a shorter step, so he was moving away as he took the catch, which tells you he did not judge the ball well enough.' Karthik said.The final day at The Oval is set to be a tense one, and India will be hoping Siraj and Akash can step up with the ball early. - EndsTune In
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