A run-up marked with seam, swing and grind
After consulting with Sourasish Lahiri, who was in charge of the Bengal U-23 team at the time, Arun Lal, the then-head coach, and former director of cricket operations Joydeep Mukherjee — with support from the then-CAB administration — decided to include Akash in the squad to revamp the pace attack, emphasising youth