Jasprit Bumrah on England's Bazball style: It's interesting, but I don't understand it
Star India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has said that he doesn't understand England's Bazball style of cricket, saying that it creates wicket-taking opportunities for opponents. England have been playing an aggressive brand of cricket since 2022 under the regime of head coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes, termed 'Bazball' by the media.England have been scoring at 4.63 runs per over in Tests since June 2022, the highest run rate in the format in the time period. They're set to take on India in the upcoming series, scheduled to begin from June 20. Ahead of the series, Jasprit Bumrah has called England's batting style 'interesting' as he doesn't understand it. He also said that the bowling unit feels confident when the opponent is being ultra-aggressive as it creates opportunities.advertisement'Playing in England is always a different challenge, I always love bowling with the Dukes ball. The weather, the swinging conditions sometimes, and then when the ball becomes soft, there's always a challenge. So I always look forward to playing in England. Obviously they're playing an interesting style of cricket, which is an interesting one because I don't really understand it too much. But as a bowling unit, we always feel confident that when the batters are being ultra aggressive on a given day, anybody could run through and, get wickets,' Bumrah told Michael Clarke on Beyond23 Cricket Podcast.
Furthermore, Burmah opened up on the challenge of playing all three formats of the game and said that one has to be smart about using his body and be a bit selective.advertisement'It' s tough for any individual to keep playing everything for so long. I've been doing it for a while, but then eventually you have to understand where your body is going at, what is the important tournament. So you have to be a little selective and you have to be a little smart about how you use your body. As a cricketer, I would never want to leave anything and always keep on going. At this moment, yes, I'm OK, but I don't set goals. I look at it one day at a time. The journey is going good so far. The day I realized that the drive is gone or the effort is not there and my body is not holding up, that is a decision when you take your time. But right now I'm ok,' he added.Bumrah has been suffering from injuries since 2022 as he's missed several major tournaments for India, such as the T20 World Cup 2022, World Test Championship final 2023 and the Champions Trophy 2025. The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) is also managing his workload accordingly and don't usually pick him in bilateral ODI and T20I series against weaker teams.
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