Michael Vaughan accuses India of copying England’s ‘Bazball’ style

Former England National Cricket Team cricketer Michael Vaughan has come with a lean streak in the Indian National Cricket Team after his heroics with the bat. This comes after Rohit Sharma went on a rampage with the bat during the ongoing second Test against the Bangladesh National Cricket Team.

As Dinesh Karthik said on air, “We are witnessing cricket being tested on steroids”, the batting of the Indian National Cricket Team was all over the place. Bangladesh bowlers. This came as the home side were desperate for a result after the first three days of play were almost washed out due to rain.

After ending Bangladesh’s innings for 233 runs, Rohit Sharma and his team were on a mission. They had already decided that they would play T20 brand of cricket in the whites. That message was sent out loud when Yashasvi Jaiswal hit three boundaries in the first over and Rohit Sharma came out on the first ball to hit a big six.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma went wild from the start and showed no respect for the new ball. Jaiswal ended with 72 runs on 52 balls as the team took flight while the team captain was in the hut after hitting 23 off 11 balls.

Their rolling partnership saw the hosts reach the 50-run mark in just 3 runs. It also saw them register a world record as it was the fastest half-century by any team in the history of the longest format of the game. Even after their partnership, the carnage did not stop as the fighters came out all guns blazing.

Shubman Gill, number 3, held one end and played a crucial innings of 39 runs. But the main men were Virat Kohli and KL Rahul. The duo ensured they got quick runs in the middle and helped the team take the lead in the first innings at the Green Park in Kanpur.

Rahul scored a magnificent half-century and ended with 68 runs off 43 balls. And Virat Kohli ended with 47 runs off 35 balls. In the end, India posted a total of 285 runs on the board, leading by 52 runs, on the back of Akash Deep’s vital batting effort and knocks.

Not only did they record the fastest fifty, but also the fastest century in the history of Test cricket. They brought up a century in 10.1 and beat their own record. They registered 100 in 12.2 overs during a match against West Indies in 2023.

I see India playing Bazball – Michael Vaughan in India

As Rohit and his team played with an aggressive mindset, former England Cricket Team cricketer Michael Vaughan was impressed with the way they played. “I see India playing Baseball,” he said, comparing their style of play to Baseball.

I see India playing baseball .. 👀👀

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) September 30, 2024

After taking a lead of 52 runs, they secured two wickets. Ravichandran Ashwin brought them both together as Bangladesh finished Day 4 at 26/2.