Harry Brook believes "phenomenal" Jamie Smith has a long England career ahead of him after a sensational 184 not out against India.
Brook (158) and Smith put together a 303-run partnership to give the hosts some hope, but India finished the day on 64-1, and lead by 244 after day three of the second Test.
Smith's unbeaten 184 is his highest individual score in Test cricket, and the highest single innings total by any England player batting at seven or below in men's Tests.
He also set a new record for the highest score by an England wicketkeeper in men's Tests, surpassing Alec Stewart's 173 against New Zealand in 1997.
Brook hailed an incredible display from Smith and predicts there will be more of the same in the future.
"It was nice to spend some time out there with Smudge [Jamie Smith]. He has a long England career ahead of him," Brook told BBC Test Match Special.
"Hopefully, we've clawed ourselves back in the game. I just tried to bat as long as I could. Smudge tried to get the momentum back our way. He's a phenomenal player. He just leans on it and goes to the boundary. He's an incredible player.
"I was just trying to bat as long as I could. He's played a phenomenal innings, and one he should be proud of. Last year, we saw him hit it over the Hollies. To have him in the side at seven is awesome with the depth we've got."
India will start day four with KL Rahul (28 not out) and Karun Nair (seven not out) at the crease.
Despite the visitor's strong position in the match, Brook still holds hope of another win for England.
"If I hadn't got out, we would not be in this situation now, but we saw last week how quickly it can change.
"Akash [Deep] and [Mohammed] Siraj bowled well. They attacked the stumps with all modes of dismissal in play.
"Thankfully, we've seen the back of [Yashasvi] Jaiswal, and hopefully we can make inroads [on Saturday]. India are in the driving seat, but hopefully we can put pressure with early wickets and make them crumble."
Before Brook and Smith's impressive stand, India had looked set to skittle out their hosts for a low score, after Ben Stokes was dismissed for a golden duck, leaving England on 84-5.
Siraj was a big part of making sure India held a 180-run lead after the first innings, after finishing with figures of 6-70. In fact, four of the wickets he took were for ducks.
"It's unbelievable because I was waiting for a long time," Siraj said of his six-wicket haul. "I have been bowling well but not getting wickets.
"I have only got four-wicket hauls here, so getting six here is very special. The wicket was very slow, but when you are given a responsibility to lead the attack, my aim was to not try too much and just bowl in the right area and bowl with discipline. My mindset was to keep it tight and not give away runs.
"We are quite ahead right now, but the plan is to get as many runs on the board because we know their attacking mindset.
"Day by day, the pitch is slowing down more. If you start leaking runs, it's hard to stop that. We saw that with Smith and Brook. Patience is very important here."
