AB de Villiers Compared Bazball To MS Dhoni’s Captaincy Style: The Ashes 2023 is going on in full swing and the entertainment level is at an all-time high. England has to defend 174 runs on the final Day against Australia and they need to take 7 wickets to win the first Test match of the 5-match iconic series at home.
Ben Stokes impressed one and all with his ‘Bazball’ approach to captaincy. His side declared on 393/3 on Day 1 and many cricket pundits took a dig at England’s plan as Australia made a brilliant comeback with 386 runs on the scoreboard, after batting for almost 2 days.
On Day 4 it was England’s chance to turn the tables and make an impact to create some good amount of pressure on them. However, on a rainy and windy Day 4, the Australian bowlers created magic and bowled England out for just 273 runs, getting themselves a chasable total of 281 runs with some time left of Day 4 and a whole 90 overs of Day 5 under their belt.
The rain played spoilsport once again and the game was abandoned after England’s innings. On Day 5, the game was reduced to 67 overs due to rain.
AB de Villiers Compared Bazball To MS Dhoni’s Approach
Meanwhile, former South Africa cricketer, AB de Villiers took on social media to praise coach Brendon McCullum’s side for their ‘Bazball’ approach. He also went on to compare the same with MS Dhoni‘s approach during the IPL 2023. He wrote:
“I never looked at the Birmingham weather leading up to this Test match. The way England played now makes sense. Call it what you want, some say Bazz Ball, I just think it’s smart Cricket. The best teams are prepared to adapt and play situations in a way that’ll ultimately put them in a winning position more often than the rest, whether that’s by making bold declarations or playing reverse sweeps a lot, whatever it takes. The only way to make it impactful is to have a complete buy in from every individual, no ego’s, no stats driven players, just a full on buy in to be the best team in the world. That’s how I see the Eng team play atm. Also saw that with MSD and co. in the IPL
Gonna be a fascinating final day. Let’s get it going. Aus still in with a chance here, unlikely, but possible.”
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