Cricket News sort by Oliver John Douglas Pope

Indian head coach Rahul Dravid conceded that Ollie Pope truly played an exceptional innings that led England’s fightback in the first Test in Hyderabad and resulted in a memorable 28-run win for the visitors. The Indian legend admitted that he hadn’t seen any one play reverse sweeps and reverse scoops so successfully in India against spinners and reiterated that Pope was too good for India in the Test.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan described England batter Ollie Pope as a player of sheer class after the latter top-scored with 81 on Day 2 of The Oval Test. Thanks to Pope’s efforts, England recovered from a precarious 62 for 5 to post a healthy 290. They thus gained a significant first-innings lead of 99. India ended the day on 43 for no loss.