We review the first Test between India and England in Hyderabad – where India lost a Test match at home after gaining a first-innings lead of 190.  
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Talking Points:

 One of England's greatest wins
 Ollie Pope's freakish 196
  India's approach to facing left-arm spin
  Why England choose to sweep and reverse-sweep India's spinners
  Bazball and the approach to risk-taking
  India's batters getting out to unforced errors after being set
  Jasprit Bumrah's astonishing range 

Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
Ashoka (@ABVan)
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo page
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Related:

  Sky Cricket podcast with Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain - Sky Sports
  How England cracked the risk-reward equation in Hyderabad - S Rajesh - ESPNcricinfo
  England begin their series in India with a win... Again - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview Substack
  Jasprit Bumrah interview with Ali Martin - Guardian
  Bharat Arun interview - 81allout podcast

 

Pope, Hartley, and a remarkable win: India v England, 1st Test review

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