After 'BazBall' And 'DravBall', Pakistan Legend Introduces 'PakBall'

25.07.2023 - 05:09 sports.ndtv.com

The word “Bazball” has become a massive part of cricket vocabulary in the recent past with the aggressive brand of Test batting finding fans all around the world.

The brand of cricket, which is named after England cricket team head coach Brendon McCullum, has been dominating headlines due to the ongoing Ashes series but it looks like there is a new batting style which can be making his debut slowly on the international stage.

India's aggressive show against West Indies also saw gave birth to the name 'DravBall', in reference to Rahul Dravid's team.

Pakistan have been playing their own aggressive brand of cricket against Sri Lanka and former pacer Shoaib Akhtar has now dubbed it “PakBall”.

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