England pulled off a brilliant victory against India by 28 runs in the first Test in Hyderabad after trailing by 190 runs in the first innings of the Test. The victory came on the back of a match-defining knock of 196 runs from Ollie Pope, who was also given the Player of the match award, and a seven-wicket haul for debutant Tom Hartley.
Former England Captain Michael Vaughan has termed this victory at Hyderabad as the best victory in Tests for the Three Lions.
“Look at what England have overcome. India are one of the finest Test teams ever at home. The wicket had real turn. And England had a first-innings deficit of 190 runs. India have never lost a Test at home when conceding such a big lead - it’s really incredible what England have achieved. It is the best win full stop – at home or away – in all the time I have been involved in English cricket,” Vaughan wrote on the Telegraph.
Vaughan also spoke about how India is the latest team to succumb to 'Bazball' and how the hosts would create pitches in this series moving forward.
“Again and again, we’ve seen captains really struggle when confronting the Bazball tactics for the first time in a series. India have become the latest team to fall into that trap. I still think India are favourites to win the series, because they will react. But India will be second-guessing themselves about what pitches to prepare,” he added.
This was the first time that India had lost a Test match at home after securing a first innings lead of more than 100 runs. Heading into the next match, the Three Lions would be high on confidence and look to add salt to India's wounds.
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