Senior batsman Root has battled for runs in the ongoing five-match series against India, recording a string of low scores across six innings.
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has urged out-of-form England batsman Joe Root to abandon the ‘Bazball’ approach and return to his natural game.
In the ongoing five-match series against India, senior batsman Root has battled for runs, recording a string of low scores over six innings.
Root, in keeping with England’s aggressive Bazball style, has lost most of his wickets in India by playing outrageous strokes.
“Root had a bloody fine record playing normally, and he was a quick scorer playing normally,” Chappell told Wide World of Sports, dismissing Bazball as “bullshit.”
“I don’t see why he’s trying to change things drastically, and I’ve never believed you should play premeditated shots,” Chappell said.With nearly 11,000 runs in Test cricket, Root received a lot of flak for being dismissed during England’s opening innings of the third Test, when he tried to reverse sweep Jasprit Bumrah but was only edged out by slip.
The batting collapsed after his dismissal. Root was out when England was 224/2. India took a 126-run lead in the first innings when the tourists lost eight wickets for 95 runs and were bowled out for 319.
Ultimately, England’s largest run-disaster since 1934 occurred as they lost the Test by an overwhelming 434 runs.
A top-order hitter should want to score runs aggressively, but players should also adapt to the circumstances of the game, according to Chapell.
“It’s not always possible; it depends on the circumstances and the bowler,” he remarked.
In Test cricket, Bumrah has now dismissed Root nine times.
Some bowlers are much easier to score off than others, but when a truly excellent bowler is having a good spell, you have to be ready to fight through it and tell yourself that things will get easier when he gets going.
“Your main goal should be to score runs, as you are constantly attempting to do. However, you must also acknowledge that under certain circumstances, you can score more quickly than others against certain bowlers.
