25-year-old Akash, who debuted in 2019, has played 31 first-class matches, in which he has scored 503 runs at an average of 14.37, which includes two half-centuries. He has also played 28 ODI matches and 30 T-20 matches. Earlier this month, in the match between Meghalaya and Bihar, he played an unbeaten inning of 60 runs in 62 balls, in which he hit four sixes.