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"Where Is Your Bazball?": Crowd Trolls England After Poor Batting Display Against India. Watch

The crowd at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad were at their hilarious best as a section of them chanted "Where is your Bazball?" after England were bundled out for 246 on Day 1 of the first Test match against India on Thursday. The aggressive approach towards Test batting was a major talking point ahead of the match but apart from skipper Ben Stokes, not a single England batter was able to cross the 50-run mark. Ben Duckett, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow all got good starts but thanks to brilliant bowling by Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, the visitors failed to post a big total.

Fan Invades Pitch Wearing Virat Kohli's Shirt, Touches Rohit Sharma's Feet During India vs England First Test

One of the most loved cricketers in India, Rohit Sharma arrived in the middle to bat with Yashasvi Jaiswal after the hosts bowled out England for 246 on Day 1 of the first Test in Hyderabad on Thursday. Rohit produced some fine shots with the bat, scoring 24 runs off 26 balls before getting caught by Ben Stokes on the 27th delivery on the bowling of Jack Leach. But, before departing, Rohit had a moment with a fan in the middle, who breached security to meet the India captain in the middle and touch his feet.

Jury still out on 'Bazball' as India put England under pressure in first Test

The five-Test series in India was going to be the biggest test of England's cavalier approach to batting in red-ball cricket. Unfortunately for them, the opening day of the Hyderabad Test on Thursday was not great advertisement for "Bazball".

India vs England - Watch: Axar Patel's Unplayable Delivery Leaves Jonny Bairstow Stunned

Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja led the charge for India in the second session on Day 1 of the ongoing first Test against England. At Tea, England were 215/8 with Ben Stokes putting up a strong fight in the afternoon session. The England captain was unbeaten on 43 after wickets fell at regular intervals. The session got underway with Axar breaking the all-important partnership between Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root. Axar produced a peach of a delivery which turned sharply to rattle Bairstow's off-stump.

England 215-8 at tea, Stokes battles on

HYDERABAD, India :England slumped to 215-8 in the opening test against India on Thursday after their frontline batters failed to convert starts on the opening day at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

India vs England: Ashwin-Jadeja Make History, Shatter Kumble-Harbhajan's All-Time Record

India's spin twins, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, achieved a historic milestone on Day 1 of the first Test against England in Hyderabad. Bagging the first three wickets for India on the day, Ashwin and Jadeja went past the legendary spin pair of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh in the list of most wickets for India as a pair. Ashwin and Jadeja went to a tally of 503 scalps as England went three down. Kumble and Harbhajan, on the other hand, had 501 wickets to their name in Tests for India as a pair.

Will 'Bazball' Work Against Spinners In India? Explaining England's Unique Approach

England's 'bazball' has begun arguably its biggest challenge as they begin the first Test of the 5-match series on Thursday. While England's new attacking approach in Tests, brought by head coach Brendon McCullum, has reaped excellent rewards against other teams, doing the same against Indian spinners in the subcontinent is a bigger task. India skipper Rohit Sharma already stated that the way England plays isn't their concern but the story of the five-match series will be 'Bazball' against spin. But, if there's a team capable of doing this, it's England, the only side that had last won a Test series in India, back in 2012.

"If England Play 'Bazball'...": Mohammed Siraj's Warning To Ben Stokes And Co Ahead Of Test Series

India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj believes England's much-hyped 'Bazball' strategy won't work in Indian conditions and if the visitors go with their ultra-aggressive approach then the match may get over within two days. 'Bazball', a hell-for-leather attacking batting approach, coined after Test team head coach Brendon McCullum, has given England tremendous success last year but it will face its baptism by fire on sub-continental tracks, which offer turn and bounce in equal measure.

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"Where Is Your Bazball?": Crowd Trolls England After Poor Batting Display Against India. Watch

Fan Invades Pitch Wearing Virat Kohli's Shirt, Touches Rohit Sharma's Feet During India vs England First Test

Jury still out on 'Bazball' as India put England under pressure in first Test

India vs England - Watch: Axar Patel's Unplayable Delivery Leaves Jonny Bairstow Stunned

England 215-8 at tea, Stokes battles on

India vs England: Ashwin-Jadeja Make History, Shatter Kumble-Harbhajan's All-Time Record

Will 'Bazball' Work Against Spinners In India? Explaining England's Unique Approach

"If England Play 'Bazball'...": Mohammed Siraj's Warning To Ben Stokes And Co Ahead Of Test Series