‘Super comeback by England’ – Fans react as Ollie Pope defies India with gritty ton as England get to 316/6 on Day 3; lead by 126 runs

The England cricket team has a lead of 126 runs on Day 3 of the first Test match against India, which commenced on January 25 at the iconic Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. Notably, the visiting sides have marked a magnificent comeback and took a great lead on Day 3 of the opening Test match.

Speaking about the game here, it was England skipper Ben Stokes who won the toss and invited the hosts to field first in the game. Notably, after opting opted bat first, the visiting sides could only manage to get 246 runs before getting all out in the game. However, Team India posted a massive total of 436 runs before getting all out in the first inning of the Test match against England.

However, the Ben Stokes-led England side bounced back wonderfully as they ended their Day 3 with a score of 316/6 runs against India, and they will be looking to post over 450 runs to give a challenging total to India on Day 4 to win the opening Test match.

With few more runs in the morning it could be a tricky chase: Zak Crawley

Meanwhile, Zak Crawley heaps praise on Ollie Pope, who hammered unbeaten 148 runs from 208 balls, featuring 17 boundaries on Day 3, and helped his side stand in the commanding position. In addition, the opening batter feels England can put up a tough total to make the situation tricky for Team India in the first Test.

“We’re happy, unbelievable knock by Ollie. With a few more runs in the morning, it could be a tricky chase. (Talk before the start of the innings) Bat like the first innings, the batters did that really well, very pleased. (On getting out to Ashwin twice) However, He bowled a nice ball today, he’s allowed to do that. nothing changes for me. Meanwhile, we can learn a lot from Ollie. It was something we have grown up with, it’s a nice way to put them off their lengths. Moreover, We would have taken this for sure, another 45-50 runs, it could be a tricky chase for them,” Zak Crawley said after Day 3.

Check out how fans have reacted after end of Day 3: