The England Cricket Team has been trying to adapt ‘Bazball’ style of Cricket for quite some time. The style has been named after their head coach Brendon McCullum and has seen batsmen scoring runs at extremely quick pace in Test matches.
The ‘Bazball’ style of Cricket has resulted in some brilliant wins against Pakistan and New Zealand.
However, star Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin gave a verdict on ‘Bazball’ saying that it can falter on certain pitches.
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“We now have a concept called Bazball. England is playing high-paced Test match cricket. They want to play a certain style of cricket. But in certain types of wicket, when you try and attack every ball, you will falter. There are both advantages and disadvantages to this approach,” Ashwin said.
“Some will ask instead of defending and getting all out for 100, I will slog it out and get all out for 140. We will only know when the game pans out that the approach works or not. Sometimes, on the wicket, conditions need to be respected. If you respect the pitch and play accordingly, the pitch will also respect you. If you respect the pitch, it will pay you dividends,” Ashwin explained.
Ashwin has been India’s leading bowler in home Test matches. The veteran spinner has 400+ Test wickets to his name and is second to none when it comes to understanding the game. Ashwin, along with Jadeja, has played the main role in giving India many Test victories at home.