Ollie Pope’s unbeaten 148* proved to be key because it gave England a combating likelihood in an engrossing Day 3 of their ongoing first Test match towards India, in Hyderabad on Saturday. Responding to India’s first innings complete of 436, England fought again with 316/6 at Stumps on Day 3, taking a lead of 126 runs.
Sourav Ganguly made an enormous prediction.(PTI)
For India’s bowling division, Jasprit Bumrah and R Ashwin took two-wicket hauls respectively. Meanwhile, the day started with Joe Root eradicating Ravindra Jadeja, (87) which additionally noticed him get a four-wicket haul. Root additionally eliminated Jasprit Bumrah.
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Meanwhile, former BCCI president and ex-India captain Sourav Ganguly made a large prediction on the continued five-match Test collection. “India will win the series, the matter is whether they will win it 4-0 or 5-0. Every Test will be decisive. England could have won this Test match had they batted well. One cannot win against India by making 230 or 240 runs on Indian soil. Had they made 350 or 400, they could have beaten India, but they weren’t able to do that. It’s a tough series for England. Any team other than the Australia of that era could not create any impact here,” he stated.
Ganguly additionally feels that England’s Bazball strategy will not work within the first Test, as a result of its quick method. He additionally felt that the sub-continent’s spinning wickets do not praise Bazball.
Ganguly additionally made one other prediction, and this time it was in regards to the T20 World Cup. “India have a good chance in the T20 World Cup. Recently, India played in the World Cup final, and it was miserable that they lost against Australia. I didn’t expect that after playing in a very good manner throughout the tournament they will lose, but it happens in sports,” he stated.
“India is a very good side. There will be another opportunity for India as the conditions in the West Indies and America are like India. The IPL will serve as a preparation for the World Cup,” he added.
Pope and Rehan Ahmed (16*) will resume batting for England on Day 4, and they’ll look to extend their result in a minimum of 200, which can see them truly get a combating likelihood towards India.
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