NEW DELHI: Former England skipper Michael Vaughan‘s comment about India taking part in “Bazball” throughout the second Check towards Bangladesh in Kanpur drew criticism and trolling on social media.
Vaughan sparked controversy on-line when he commented on India’s aggressive batting within the second Check towards Bangladesh, noting, “I see India are taking part in Bazball.”
Vaughan’s remark, posted on X (previously Twitter), referenced England’s ultra-aggressive strategy underneath coach Brendon McCullum, dubbed “Bazball.”
Nonetheless, his comment backfired, and he shortly discovered himself trolled by Indian followers who claimed India’s strategy was extra impressed by their very own stars.
Vaughan made the remark after witnessing India’s aggressive batting strategy on day 4 of the rain-affected match on Monday.
India bowled out Bangladesh for 233 of their first innings earlier than racing to 138/2 in simply 16 overs, displaying a T20-style batting strategy.
They reached 50 runs in three overs and 100 in 10.1 overs, each the quickest by any crew in Check cricket. The crew, with their distinctive batting acumen, grew to become the quickest to succeed in 200 and 250 runs.
This aggressive technique aimed to pressure a end result after greater than two days of play have been misplaced attributable to inclement climate.
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal led India’s cost with a blistering 72 off 51 balls earlier than being dismissed earlier than the tea break. Virat Kohli (47) and KL Rahul (68) anchored the innings, propelling India’s complete to 285/9 declared.
Whereas Vaughan’s Bazball remark might have been meant as a praise, Indian followers have been fast to remind him that their nation has a protracted historical past of aggressive batting, citing Sehwag and Pant as pioneers of the model Vaughan appeared to credit score to England.
One fan wrote on X, “BazBall is a copycat product of ViruBall and PantBall which was destroyed and completed by JaisBall in January 2024.”
One other quipped, “Yup, however the model the place crew taking part in BazBall wins”
