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"Bazball", the term recently coined for England's attack style of play in Test cricket under new coach Brendon McCullum, and how to counter it has been the big talking point before the Proteas take them on in a three-match series next month.
England have been in fine form this summer, winning all four Test matches they have played. Coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes have made a formidable partnership in the longest format of the game and under them, the Three Lions have played an attacking brand of cricket, which the English press has labelled as 'Bazball'. England defeated India in the rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston and now Test coach Brendon McCullum has termed 'Bazball' a "silly term".
Right-handed batter Shreyas Iyer has loads of talent but over the course of last two years, he has developed a weakness against the short ball and the opposition uses that tactic whenever the batter comes out to the crease. Shreyas' KKR coach Brendon McCullum was seen given signals to England bowlers to bowl short balls at him and the batter was dismissed through that ploy in both the innings of the recently-concluded Edgbaston Test which India lost by seven wickets.
In the opening game of the three-match series, Pandya powered to his 50 off 30 balls as India scored 198-8. As it happened | ScorecardThe 28-year-old hit six fours and one towering six, off Matt Parkinson, before being dismissed for 51. Pandya's fireworks came after Suryakumar Yadav (39) and Deepak Hooda (33) had set the tone with some flamboyant shots. Pandya tormented England with the ball as well, taking 4-33 from his four overs as the hosts could only manage 148 in their limp run-chase.
Hardik Pandya blasted his maiden Twenty20 international half-century and took four wickets as India beat England by 50 runs in Southampton on Thursday.
We are living in an age of wonders, at least with regard to the England men’s cricket team.
It may sound more like a superhero alias than a role in a cricket team, but Ben Stokes has revealed how ‘the nighthawk’ exemplifies England’s mission to change the game.
Joe Root has revealed England captain Ben Stokes has inspired his record-breaking Test team to play “like rock stars”.