Akash Deep (born 15 December 1996) is an Indian

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er. He made his

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debut for

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in the

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on 9 March 2019. He made his

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debut on 24 September 2019, for Bengal in the

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. He made his first-class debut on 25 December 2019, for Bengal in the

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. On 30 August 2021, Deep was included in the

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squad for the second phase of the

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(IPL) in the UAE. In February 2022, he was bought by the

in the

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for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament. Akash Deep replaced injured Shivam Mavi in India's squad for the

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* 1996 births Living people Indian cricketers Bengal cricketers Cricketers from Bihar Royal Challengers Bangalore cricketers Asian Games medalists in cricket Cricketers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for India Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games {{India-cricket-bio-1996-stub