Touted as England’s next batting star, Ollie Pope impressed one and all with his brilliance in the first innings of the third Test against West Indies at Old Trafford.

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After failing to make it count in the first two Tests, the stylish right-hander scored 91 on Day 1 of the series-decider.

His knock was laced with 11 classy boundaries and it also left a lasting impression on Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar, who took to Twitter and compared Pope’s batting style to England great Ian Bell.

"Been watching the 3rd Test, @OPope32 seems to have modelled his batting on  @Ian_Bell His stance and footwork looks exactly the same to me," Sachin tweeted on Friday (July 24).

A day later, Bell reacted to Tendulkar’s opinion and wrote: "Who am I to argue with the great man, @sachin_rt! Hopefully, @OPope32 can kick on and score a big hundred today."

Unfortunately, Ollie Pope failed to add runs to his overnight tally on Day 2 as he was dismissed by Shannon Gabriel. Nonetheless, his knock along with the fifties from Rory Burns (57), Jos Buttler (67) and Stuart Broad (62) helped England post 369/10 on the board.

Later on, the hosts reduced West Indies to 137/6 at stumps on the second day, with veteran pacers James Anderson and Broad claiming two wickets each.