Shocking defeat! Twitter stunned as England hammer India in 1st Test

Ben Stokes led England were able to achieve a famous win against India in the first Test match played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. England defeated India by 28 runs as the hosts were not able to chase down 231 runs in the second innings. Tom Hartley was the main culprit behind India’s fall in the second innings and picked up a total of 7 wickets.

England were brought back into the match by a magnificent century by batsman Ollie Pope. Pope played an innings of 196 runs and helped England gain a first-innings lead of 230 runs. England were all out for 420 runs in their second innings and apart from Pope, no other English batsman was able to impress with his performance.

Chasing down the target, India started off well when openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal added 42 runs for the first wicket. While Jaiswal walked back after scoring 15 runs, Shubman Gill followed his footsteps and was dismissed for a duck. KL Rahul as well was not able to do much and walked back after scoring 17 runs.

In an attempt to pace the innings, Indian captain Rohit Sharma was once again not able to convert his start into a big score and was dismissed for 39 runs. Shreyas Iyer was removed by 13 runs by Jack Leach. KS Bharat and Ravichandran Ashwin tried to show some fight, but towards the end of the day, they also fell to Tom Hartley for 28 runs each. At last, Mohammed Siraj was the last Indian wicket to fall, which marked England’s 28-run win over India.

England batsman Ollie Pope also registered quite a few records to his name as he just fell short by 4 runs to become the fourth England batsman after Graeme Fowler, Mike Gatting and Joe Root slam a double hundred. He also left, Pakistani opener Saeed Anwar behind and grabbed fourth place in the list of the highest individual scores by a visiting batter against India.

Zimbabwe legend Andy Flower tops the list whereas Brendon McCullum and Sir Garfield Sobers are on the 2nd and 3rd spot.

Netizens react to England’s famous win against India

The netizens came up with different reactions on social media after England’s brilliant win against India. Some of them are mentioned below:

Shocking defeat. Easily the worst that I have witnessed at home. Could easily go down as one of the worst of India's Test history at home. First time lost after a lead of 100+ runs at home, 3rd instance overall of losing after a 100 plus run lead in a Test. So much to ponder… https://t.co/3alPKHRnuu

— Gurkirat Singh Gill (@gurkiratsgill) January 28, 2024

The best stories are the ones with unexpected twists & @OPope32 scripted one for his team. When the chips were down for his team he shone through with a combination of sound shot selection, staying positive and good footwork, especially against our spinners. This is surely a… pic.twitter.com/zbsSiXmkkl

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 28, 2024

One of the great days for Test cricket .. 2 Incredible wins for England & the West Indies ..

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) January 28, 2024

Every time India play on Sunday they have to face humiliation so it’s better India shouldn’t play on Sunday from now one #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/sGA6SrgPLP

— Ehtisham Siddique (@iMShami_) January 28, 2024

Hartley ripped apart Indian team.#INDvsENGpic.twitter.com/9r5iXtsJo6

— Mustafa Masood Qureshi (@mustafamasood23) January 28, 2024

‘Failed another exam.’ #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/StFTWUZkD6

— Prayag (@theprayagtiwari) January 28, 2024

Ek tha jo test match m reverse sweep khel k game badal deta tha 🔥 #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/zmdTDr00aK

— A.J. (@beingabhi2712) January 28, 2024

Indian captain when he has to win a match without Virat kohli #INDvsENGpic.twitter.com/pm519HHv1u

— U M A R (@Agrumpycomedian) January 28, 2024

Like this if you agree 👍#INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/5kKzFFLtHB

— Ayush (@vkkings077) January 28, 2024

Relax guys we lose first match to win the series#INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/3w7nbbJavj

— Ctrl C Ctrl Memes (@Ctrlmemes_) January 28, 2024

Rishabh Pant monitoring the situation 😂😂.#INDvsENG #INDvsENGTest#INDvENGpic.twitter.com/jEboet5mko

— Ahmad Sultan (@ahmadsultan67) January 28, 2024

If India lost the test series then England will definitely take the place of India in WTC table ..!!#INDvsENGpic.twitter.com/NG6BeV0KNM

— Hasnain Rajper (@HasnainRajper2) January 28, 2024

For 1st time, India Lost a Test match at Home after getting 100+ Lead 💔#INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/RMyLdOuu1o

— 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@Shebas_10dulkar) January 28, 2024

You only miss the sun when it starts to snow. #ViratKohli #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/sFK95xspmi

— Lokesh Saini🚩 (@LokeshVirat18K) January 28, 2024

The second Test match of the series will be played from February 2 at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam.