Updated On: 29 January, 2024 07:00 AM IST | Hyderabad | N Jagannath Das
If the brilliant Ollie Pope masterminded England’s plot, debutant left arm spinner Tom Hartley destroyed India on the fourth day.

Rohit Sharma walks off after his dismissal yesterday. Pic/PTI
The script went horribly wrong for Rohit Sharma and his boys as a spirited and aggressive England team deflated a clueless India by 28 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the five match Test series in front of over 29,000 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday. It was a rude awakening for India as England’s Bazball cricket flattened India even after conceding a huge 191 first innings lead. If the brilliant Ollie Pope masterminded England’s plot, debutant left arm spinner Tom Hartley destroyed India on the fourth day.