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In Numbers | 'Bazball' upended by Indian cricket team - what's gone wrong for England
Firstcricket Staff •England had a success rate of 72.2% under 'Bazball' before the tour of India. It has dropped to 63.63% now. The batting and bowling stats have also taken a beating.
Joe Root: Bazball ‘not about being arrogant’, it's about how can we get the best out of each other
•Root emphasised the importance of adapting and evolving as a batter to counter the skills of world class bowlers.
'Bazball exposed, it’s embarrassing': Ex-England cricketers question Ben Stokes and Co after Rajkot thrashing
Firstcricket Staff •Rajkot Test defeat has been a chastening experience for England Test cricket team as friends have started to turn into foe for the Bazball unit
FirstUp: Bharat Jodo in Jharkhand, AAP protest in Delhi... Today's top stories
Fp Explainers •Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is set to enter Jharkhand. The AAP will protest what it claims are malpractices in the Chandigarh mayoral election. The second test between India and England will reignite the Bazball debate. Our guide to today's big stories
India vs England: Ben Stokes and Co give hosts a reality check as 'Bazball' announces itself in India in style
Amitb •After conceding a 190-run first innings lead, England not only took the match to Day 4 but ended up scripting one of the most memorable turnarounds witnessed in the format in recent memory.
India vs England: Jaiswal, spinners lead the way as 'Bazball' gets a reality check on Day 1 in Hyderabad
Amitb •If the events of the opening day of the marquee five-Test series for the Anthony D'Mello Trophy are anything to go by, conquering India remains a difficult proposition for any team, 'Bazball' or not.
India vs England: Wasim Jaffer trolls Kevin Pietersen after his Bazball prediction goes wrong in first Test
Firstcricket Staff •Amidst England's shaky start with the bat in the first Test against India, Wasim Jaffer was quick to notice Pietersen’s posts and shared a funny meme, which implied that things could change in a very short time.
India vs England: Bazball in focus as Ben Stokes and Co face litmus test
Pnvishnu •It is a litmus test for Bazball as England hope to repeat the 2012 heroics, the last time India lost in India in a Test series (Under Alastair Cook’s captaincy).
'India are favourites, but wouldn't write England off': Nasser Hussain
Firstcricket Staff •England are set to face India in a five-match Test series that will be their biggest assignment in the red-ball format since Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum took over as captain and coach respectively of the Test side.
India vs England: Will be interesting to see if England sticks to Bazball whole series, says Zaheer Khan
Firstcricket Staff •India and England are set for five-match Test series which starts in Hyderabad on 25 January. The last time England won a Test series in India was in 2012.