Former India batter, Dinesh Karthik, who is currently in England and is providing his expertise and insights from the commentary box, gave a mouth-shutting reply to former English legend, Stuart Broad. Broad describes ‘Bazball’ as the sole reason that leads the batters to score more than 500-600 runs. To this, Karthik exposed the condition of the English pitches, how much transition has occurred, and which led to them becoming flat, which makes it easier for the batters to score more runs.
“You have to give Bazball credit for teams trying to give 500-600 runs to them in the last innings,” Broad said.
“Yes, but you also have to take things into account how flat the pitches have become in England,” Karthik replied.
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What Is ‘Bazball’?
Bazball is an informal term that is used to fresh approach towards Test cricket by playing the attacking and the defensive with more initiative and boldly played under the English coach Brandon McCullum (Known as ‘Baz’). Usually, Test cricket is played with more caution and control, but Bazball gives the team an edge to win the matches that might lead to a draw. Playing Test cricket like T20 excites many spectators, while some argue that the approach can sometimes lead England into trouble
Match Summary
India claimed a historic win at Edgbaston during the second Test match after facing a shameful defeat in Leeds. This was India’s first-ever Test match win at Edgbaston, which the visitors claimed by a margin of 336 runs. Shubman Gill undoubtedly emerged as the star performer of the contest. He smashed consecutive centuries (269 runs in 1st innings and 161 runs in 2nd innings) during the match. But the most wholesome aspect of this match was the team effort. While Ravindra Jadeja complemented Gill with the bat in both innings (89 and 69*), Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 87 runs were crucial in the first innings.
Rishabh Pant gave a good hand with the bat in the second innings by scoring 65 runs. While Mohammad Siraj claimed 6 6-wicket haul in the first innings, newly inducted in the playing XI, Akash Deep put 4 wickets in the bag. The Latter outperformed in the second innings as well by taking 6 wickets in the second innings. The next and 3rd Test match of the series will take place at the iconic Lord’s from July 10.
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