Ollie Pope’s Hyderabad heroism has changed his cricketing legacy

You should never get too high or too low. Except sometimes, when you should. Ollie Pope’s Hyderabad heroism is such an occasion. An innings that will dominate press coverage for days, be a talking point for weeks and a reference point forever. It was 48 hours that changed Pope’s legacy for a lifetime.

“I have never seen a better exhibition of sweeping or reverse sweeping in these conditions,” said India’s head coach Rahul Dravid of Pope’s knock. “That was a one-of-a-kind, generational knock,” said Joe. “I think that’s the greatest innings that’s ever been played in the subcontinent by an English batter,” said .