Former cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has said that the first Test between India and England won’t end in a draw as well. He also stated that India would have to set a substantial target, saying that the visitors are
unlikely to bowl England out cheaply on the Headingley pitch as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Where is the match standing? The match has progressed so fast in three days that the result will come for sure. A six-run lead is not much, but then they (England) have to bat last. So that will be a difficult job, although the ball isn’t turning that much. Ravindra Jadeja has got a little turn. He might have to play a pivotal role if we are able to score that many runs in the end.”
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“We have started scoring runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal got out early, but KL Rahul is still there. Sai Sudharsan was playing well, scored 30 runs, looked good for a bit more, but Ben Stokes dismissed him. It’s not a pitch where you will bowl the opposition team out for 150. If we go beyond 250, which we can, the scales will be tilted towards India in this game. Having said that, it’s not a deteriorating pitch. The bounce isn’t too uneven, the ball is coming nicely onto the bat, and the outfield is quite fast,” Chopra shared again.

However, Aakash Chopra also urged India to set a 300-plus target, claiming that they could reach there if they bat around two sessions on the fourth day as well.
“Go beyond 300. Even if we bat 50 to 60 overs on the fourth day, since we go at a rate of four runs per over, we will go beyond 300, as we already have a lead of more than 90 runs. The scales are tilted towards India, but for that, they will have to play two sessions well. If we don’t lose one of the first two sessions significantly, we will be in a good space. England would want to make a comeback from where they make a real match of it,” Aakash Chopra concluded.