Ollie Pope On the basis of a fighting innings of England of Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium 316 runs have been scored at the loss of 6 wickets on the third day of the first test. Pope is unbeaten after scoring 148 runs. Indian bowlers made a lot of efforts but could not dissuade Pope. On the fourth day of the game, India would like to get Pope out first. Earlier, India took a lead of 190 runs over England in the first innings. England’s opening batsmen gave them a good start, but Jasprit Bumrah gave a big blow to the British by taking two wickets. Joe Root once again became the victim of Bumrah. Ravichandran Ashwin also took two wickets. On the fourth day of the Test match, the Indian team will be eyeing a comeback in the match. The Indian team would like to restrict the England team to a low score today. If the Indian team dismisses Ollie Pope before the tea break, then it is likely that India will defeat the England team soon.
Indian team’s eyes on the wicket of Ollie Pope
England are playing 316 runs for 6 wickets on the fourth day of the ongoing first Test against India in Hyderabad. Ollie Pope (148) and Rehan Ahmed (16) are unbeaten at the crease and the visiting team is ahead by 126 runs. Earlier on the third day, India was bundled out for 436 runs with a lead of 190 runs over the guests. Later, Ravichandran Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets each for the hosts, but Pope’s unbeaten innings helped England stay in the game. The eyes of the Indian team will be on the wicket of Ollie Pope.
Pietersen surprised by Jadeja’s turn
Surprised by the turn Jadeja was getting, Pietersen said in the commentary box that look at the way Jadeja’s first two balls turned. This is the first day of the test match. The ball should not turn so much. As soon as he said this, former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said that most of the England batsmen were out due to poor technique. The pitch hardly had anything to do with it.
Sunil Gavaskar replied like this
Gavaskar also said that teams should expect the ball to turn from the first day when they come to India. Gavaskar said that you do not expect that the ball will come straight. He said that it is not that the ball was spinning and bouncing. Look at those who are out. Caught by Crawley at mid on. Root lost his wicket while sweeping. Whatever batsman was out, his technique was not good. The ball was not turning and bouncing that much.
Both bowlers and batsmen are getting help from the pitch.
This pitch is not the same as England got in Ahmedabad when they toured here in 2021. The bowlers are definitely getting help from the pitch. The batsmen also openly displayed their talent here. After the arrival of the Indian spinners, England’s openers Jack Crawley and Ben Duckett scored at the rate of about five runs per over in the first 10 overs. Ravichandran Ashwin gave Duckett out LBW in his second over.