Captain of England Ben Stokes talks about the buzz surrounding the upcoming Tests.

Captain of England Ben Stokes talks about the buzz surrounding the upcoming Tests: “Baz hates the term ‘Bazball’. “Ben Stokes, the captain of England, stated that their squad attempts to avoid the publicity surrounding their revised strategy for playing Test cricket.

He added that head coach Brendon McCullum dislikes the term “Bazball,” which was coined by the media. Ever since Stokes and McCullum teamed together to lead the senior national team in 2022, England’s bold approach to Test cricket has drawn attention from all around the world.

England has defied the established conventions of Test cricket by scoring runs at an incredible rate and making audacious decisions on the field. The novel strategy has been dubbed “Bazball,” which derives from coach McCullum’s nickname “Baz.”

During a terrible run of Test cricket matches between 2021 and 2022, England had only won one of 17 matches when Joe Root was captain. Root resigned as captain and the coaching team was completely replaced as England made the decision to start over.

To the astonishment of many, England named former New Zealand captain McCullum as their Test coach when Stokes assumed captaincy in 2022.

Since then, England has triumphed in 13 of the last 18 Test matches, frightening rival teams with their bold and aggressive style. In addition to winning series in Pakistan and New Zealand, England last year rallied from a 0–2 deficit to tie the Ashes series against Australia at home.

“Bazball. It’s a term that arose in the press. It is something we make an effort to avoid. Baz detests it. Ben Stokes told JioCinema, “Whenever that word comes up, we just try and say that’s how the England team plays its Test match cricket.”

The England team, on the other hand, is highly anticipated as they travel to India having seen success with their strategy.

England won’t stray from the strategy that has worked for them in the past, according to captain Stokes and coach McCullum.

On the first day of the first Test, England’s openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley demonstrated their values when captain Stokes won the toss and chose to bat in Hyderabad. Before R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja shared three wickets in the space of twenty balls, England quickly raced to 55 for 0.

Before lunch on the first day of the series, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow were working on repairs.