Ex-cricketer Aakash Chopra pinpoints where it all began going downhill for India in Hyderabad
Former cricketer of team India, Aakash Chopra, opined that India went wayward after losing control of the 1st session on Day 4 of the IND vs. ENG 1st Test. The visitors clinched a nail-biting victory, with Ollie Pope and Tom Hartley being the stars of the match.
Speaking on his YouTube video, Chopra claimed that Team India made the wrong assumption as they began the run-chase. He said that India did not anticipate 230 runs to be a huge run chase, and this was evident in the press conference responses of Rohit Sharma.
Chopra noted that India-led Ollie Pope and Rehan Ahmad ran away with singles in the first session of the day’s play. He further revealed that the commentators, including himself, thought that anything above 200 would be a tough target to chase. He further questioned the impact of Indian spinners compared to the spinners of England.
England spun their way to victory in the IND vs. ENG 1st Test as they went 1-0 up in the five-match series after winning the game by 28 runs. Tom Hartley stunned the hosts on debut, grabbing a five-wicket haul on debut.