Akash Deep

Hailing from Sasaram in Bihar, Akash was initially dissuaded to play cricket by his father, but he left for Durgapur, West Bengal, in 2010 with the pretext of finding a job and found support from his uncle to join a local cricket academy. Soon, he started gaining prominence for his pace, but Akash was struck by family tragedies, when he lost his father and older brother within the space of two months. That forced him to leave the game for three years.