England’s aggressive brand of cricket in Test, which is known as ‘Bazball’, has caught everyone’s attention. Despite several setbacks, the England team is sticking to it, which reflects their commitment and dedication to the game of cricket. However, when it comes to young and talented Indian player Ishan Kishan, it’s not something that a team has to do every day.
Kishan, who made his Test debut on the West Indies tour, registered his maiden fifty in the second innings of the drawn second Test here. As the need of the hour was to score some quick runs, Ishan repaid the faith of the team.
Team India To Adopt ‘BazBall’ Approach? Ishan Kishan Replies
India scoring at 7.54 runs per over on day 4 of the second Test (they declared at 181/2 in 24 overs) caught all the attention of the experts. During the post-match press conference, Ishan was asked if this is the way India would play Tests in the future, much like England, whose aggressive style of playing has been given the term ‘Bazball‘. Responding to the same, Ishan said:
“It’s not necessary that everyday you come in and start playing fast cricket. That should depend on the situation. The condition of the pitches also plays a role in how quickly one can score runs,”
Ishan played a stellar knock of 34-ball 52 to help India set a 365-run victory target for the West Indies however rain played spoilsport on the final day to deny India a clean sweep of the two-match series.
Ishan Kishan added: “Mostly, where we play, wickets are not that easy…there is turn and bounce. So, playing quick on those surface there is no point because you need to read the wicket properly.
“If you get a wicket where you can score quick runs and the need of the hour is to do that, then every player in the (Indian) team has the capability to perform that role.
“The kind of players we have and the number of formats and matches that we play, everyone knows his role — which match one has to play in what manner. So, personally, I feel, every match we don’t need to play like that (score quickly), but it should be situation-based.”
