{"id":3853,"date":"2025-06-22T14:37:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T09:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=3853"},"modified":"2025-06-22T13:39:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T08:39:58","slug":"popes-century-revives-england-in-test-vs-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/06\/22\/popes-century-revives-england-in-test-vs-india","title":{"rendered":"Pope\u2019s Century Revives England in Test vs India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"393\"><strong>ISLAMABAD: Ollie Pope\u2019s unbeaten century played a crucial role in reviving England\u2019s hopes in the first Test against India at Headingley.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"393\">After India\u2019s strong start, England closed day two at 209-3, still trailing by 262 runs but with renewed confidence.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"728\">India dominated early, reaching 430-3 before collapsing to 471 all out.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"728\">England took seven wickets in an hour spanning lunch, breathing new life into the match following a tough day one.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"728\">Despite tough, overcast conditions, Pope steadied the innings alongside Ben Duckett after Jasprit Bumrah dismissed opener Zak Crawley early.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"766\">India\u2019s Collapse Shifts Momentum<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"768\" data-end=\"1071\">India captain Shubman Gill and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant led a commanding morning session, with Pant scoring his seventh Test century in spectacular fashion.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"768\" data-end=\"1071\">However, Gill fell for 147, and Pant was dismissed for 134, triggering a sudden collapse as India lost five wickets for just 18 runs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1290\">Bumrah continued to apply pressure, claiming crucial wickets, including Joe Root\u2019s, as England fought back.<br data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1183\" \/>Although Harry Brook survived a close call off Bumrah, England\u2019s resolve was clear by the end of day two.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1292\" data-end=\"1317\">England Eyes Comeback<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1598\">Ben Duckett expressed optimism after bowling India out under 500, emphasizing the importance of a strong start on day three.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1598\">Ollie Pope\u2019s performance highlighted his growing influence in England\u2019s batting lineup, offering hope that the hosts can turn the Test in their favor.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1600\" data-end=\"1733\">India\u2019s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak admitted disappointment at the collapse but stressed the unpredictable nature of Test cricket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Ollie Pope\u2019s unbeaten century played a crucial role in reviving England\u2019s hopes in the first Test against India at Headingley. After India\u2019s strong start, England closed day two at 209-3, still trailing by 262 runs but with renewed confidence. India dominated early, reaching 430-3 before collapsing to 471 all out. England took seven wickets &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[1894,1895,1896],"class_list":["post-3853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-century","tag-collapse","tag-test"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3853"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3856,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3853\/revisions\/3856"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}