Indian cricket team member Rohit Sharma is known for his dramatic response and playing during press conferences. Sharma insulted Bazball England ahead of the fifth and final Test at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on March 6. Saying he did not know the meaning of ‘Bazball’. Asked about England batsman Ben Duckett’s comments that the visiting team was taking credit for Yashasvi Jaiswal’s strike. The Indian captain suggested to the England team that they might not have seen Rishabh Pant batting.
“There is a guy called Rishabh Pant in our team, maybe Ben Duckett doesn’t see him playing,” Hindustan Times quoted Rohit as saying at a press conference. Jaiswal has been India’s leading run-scorer in the ongoing Test series against England. Scoring 655 runs in 4 matches so far at an average of 94.57 and a strike rate of 78.63.
Earlier, Duckett suggested that the England team’s ‘Bazball’ style of play should be used for the Indian left-arm opener to play the way it has so far been strong. Duckett said, “When you see opposition players playing like that, we almost have to take credit for the fact that they play a different game to other cricketers. Test,” Duckett said.
Not only Rohit Sharma, but even the England captain Nasser Hussain found Duckett’s comments offensive. “He didn’t learn from you, he learned from his upbringing, and the hard work he put into his upbringing. On the contrary, young people, watching him learn from him. I hope there is a little soul searching going on. Otherwise, it becomes a cult – and, at times. Bazball has been defined in this regime, where you cannot criticize inside or outside,” Hussain said on Sky Sports, according to NDTV say.
