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Sweeps and reverse sweeps on the other hand have emerged as a strong weapon for England batters against the champion Indian spinners who were at the receiving end in the second innings of Hyderabad Test.

Rohit Sharma's India Dominates Early in Opening Test, Ollie Pope's Resilience Shifts Momentum.

Fuelled by Ollie Pope's epic 196 and debutant left-arm spinner Tom Hartley's seven-wicket haul, England roared back into the match even after conceding a massive 190-run first innings lead.

After dominating England for the majority of four days, India found themselves on the losing side with a 28-run defeat.

India had only lost once after taking an advantage of this size, and it came against Sri Lanka at Galle in 2015 where they went ahead by 192 runs.

The England fast bowlers concluded the first Test match in Hyderabad without taking a wicket, a feat last achieved in 1952 against Kanpur.

KL Rahul and Axar Patel were batting on 21 and 17 respectively when tea was called.

The England No. 3 batter showed amazing resilience to help the visitors make a fightback in his knock from 278 balls laced with 21 boundaries.

India were bowled out for 436 in their first innings after building a lead of 190 runs

Resuming at the overnight score of 421 for 7, Jadeja (87 off 180 balls) and Axar Patel (44) shared 78 runs for the eighth wicket to hand India a big 190-run first innings lead over the visitors.

The youngster said that he was trying to be positive and play an aggressive brand of cricket but had no qualms about missing the century.

Ravindra Jadeja and KS Bharat were batting on 45 and 9 at the break

Though India lost overnight batters - Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill - in the session, they scored 103 runs in 27 overs

Around 23,000 fans made it through the gates and much to their delight, India had a great day in the field dominating the proceedings

England got a taste of what their Bazball is up against in Indian conditions. The Indian spinners, on a pitch that offered a bit of turn and bounce, dictated the terms, dismissing the Three Lions for a below-par 246 in 64.3 overs

Electing to bat first, England were off to a decent start with openers Zack Crawley and Ben Duckett negotiating the pacers well. Despite missed edges and beaten deliveries, pacers Jasprit Bumrah and local lad Mohammed Siraj failed to break the opening stand.

Root stepped in the field needing mere 10 runs to outshine Sachin Tendulkar's record of 2,535 runs in 32 matches against England.

Electing to bat first, England were off to a decent start with openers Zack Crawley and Ben Duckett negotiating the pacers well.

Rohit Sharma, the captain of India, has already mentioned that they are not concerned about the way England plays. However, he emphasized that the narrative of the five-match series will revolve around 'Bazball' against spin.

I don't think we are unbeatable. We don't want to think like that. But whatever past records that we have over the last decade or so, do not guarantee that we will come out on top in this series, said Rohit