IND Vs ENG: England's vice-captain Ollie Pope has dominated by scoring 148 runs in the second innings of the first Test against India. Thanks to this innings of Pope, England has been successful in making a comeback in the match against India. Former England captain Joe Root also praised Ollie Pope's innings. Joe Root says that no player in India can play a better innings than this.
Joe Root further said, “If we talk about sports, today was a great day. We managed to do well right from the beginning. We bowled better with the ball today than yesterday. Now we need to maintain it further. The opening partnership was also good for us. We lost some wickets in a hurry. But our innings got better. Some partnerships have been good for us and we seem to be coming out of the difficult situation.''
Pope made a strong comeback
Let us tell you that the first Test match being played between India and England has reached a very exciting situation. England had scored 246 runs in the first innings. In response, India scored 436 runs in the first innings. In this way Team India managed to gain a lead of 190 runs in the first innings. It seemed that Team India would end the match on the third day itself.
But there was a strong comeback from England. By the end of the third day's play, England had scored 316 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. Pope is standing at the crease after scoring 148 runs. England has a lead of 126 runs. If England's lead reaches 200 then it may be difficult for India.
