IND vs ENG - Indian fans troll 'Bazball' as Brendon McCullum-Ben Stokes England stumbles

Bazball — that was the term heard everywhere, even before the England side landed in India. The Three Lions proved the talk after winning the first Test of the five-match series, and it looked like they were on the road to becoming the first foreign team to defeat the Men in Blue on Indian soil after many years. However, the visitors were not prepared for what came next as an almost B-team, without their main players, defeated them 4-1 in the series played across various venues in India. 

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Just like former Australian skipper Tim Paine said on the show 'Around The Wicket,' "I know what it's like to be beaten by an Indian B team". This Indian side stayed true to their words and despite being without the services of main Test players namely Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami, KL Rahul, and Rishabh Pant — the almost 'B' team, with as many as five players making their debut, went on to win 17 home series. 

Seeing England's 'Bazball' become 'Bash ball' got Indian fans trolling the visitors who lost their first series under the Brendon McCullum-Ben Stokes era.

With this win by an innings and 64 runs, Team India stands atop the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 points table with 68.5 points. 

After a fifer from Kuldeep Yadav in the first innings, R Ashwin came and got a five-wicket haul in the second innings. With the bat, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill made the best use of the batting track, both getting centuries, while the trio of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, and Sarfaraz Khan added their respective flamboyance with 50s to steer India miles ahead of their opponents.

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On Day 3, England knocked down the last two Indian wickets in the span of four overs, and the hosts made sure to come all guns blazing to clinch the inevitable win.

Teams:

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Rajat Patidar, Srikar Bharat.

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes(c), Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes(w), Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, Mark Wood, James Anderson, Daniel Lawrence, Gus Atkinson, Ollie Robinson