NEW DELHI: England’s ‘Bazball’ approach has always worked for them under captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, but in the ongoing Test series against India it took an unfortunate turn that saw the visitors crash out in the series. five games.
It was the first series defeat for Stokes and McCullum since they took charge in 2022 and turned England’s fortunes around with their attacking philosophy called ‘Bazball’.
India claimed a five-wicket victory over England on the fourth day of the fourth Test in Ranchi, taking an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.
After India’s series-clinching win, former India opener Virender Sehwag made a hilarious comment against England saying that they should keep entertaining fans with their Bazball and can leave something boring like victory to India, Australia and New Zeeland.
“Karlo Entertainment, England. Jeet jaisi boring cheez Bharat, Australia, New Zealand kar lenge,” Sehwag posted on X.
Talking about the match, India fell to 120-5 in their chase of 192 but Shubman Gill (52) and Dhruv Jurel (39) posted an unbeaten stand of 72 to achieve the target during the second session in Ranchi.
Gill played the anchor in his 124-ball knock as he and Jurel, who made 90 in India’s first innings, avoided a mini crisis when Shoaib Bashir took two wickets in two balls shortly after lunch.
India still needed 72 more but Gill and Jurel coolly rotated the strike to score singles before the former added to his fifty with two consecutive sixes off Bashir.
It was the first series defeat for Stokes and McCullum since they took charge in 2022 and turned England’s fortunes around with their attacking philosophy called ‘Bazball’.
India claimed a five-wicket victory over England on the fourth day of the fourth Test in Ranchi, taking an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.
After India’s series-clinching win, former India opener Virender Sehwag made a hilarious comment against England saying that they should keep entertaining fans with their Bazball and can leave something boring like victory to India, Australia and New Zeeland.
“Karlo Entertainment, England. Jeet jaisi boring cheez Bharat, Australia, New Zealand kar lenge,” Sehwag posted on X.
Talking about the match, India fell to 120-5 in their chase of 192 but Shubman Gill (52) and Dhruv Jurel (39) posted an unbeaten stand of 72 to achieve the target during the second session in Ranchi.
Gill played the anchor in his 124-ball knock as he and Jurel, who made 90 in India’s first innings, avoided a mini crisis when Shoaib Bashir took two wickets in two balls shortly after lunch.
India still needed 72 more but Gill and Jurel coolly rotated the strike to score singles before the former added to his fifty with two consecutive sixes off Bashir.
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