On His Regret From India Tour Ollie Pope says, ‘Wanted To Have Series Like Yashasvi Jaiswal’
The vice captain of team England Ollie Pope has expressed his regrets about not capitalizing on his promising start to the Indian Test series earlier this year.
Ollie Pope began the series with a spectacular 196 in the second innings of the first Test, contributing significantly to England’s remarkable 28-run victory. Despite this strong start, the series ended disappointingly for England, who lost the final four Tests and the series 1-4.
Ollie said, “We felt like there was quite a negative sort of narrative on the team after India, but we always knew winning out there is the biggest challenge in cricket. When I hit that 196, I was like ‘right, I am going to go and have a big series. Like YashasviJaiswal had, trying to score as many as possible. But I probably didn’t adapt my game quickly enough to the conditions that were in front of me rather than just the conditions of the first Test.”
The impressive start of Pope was not sustained, and he struggled in the remaining nine innings of the series, averaging under 14. Meanwhile, Jaiswal emerged as the series’ standout performer, amassing 712 runs at an average of 89, including two centuries and three half-centuries.