After losing the fifth Test series by a huge margin 4-1, England captain Ben Stokes said ‘baz-ball’ is the name given to us by the media and players need to be positive enough to take risks. We lost a few things in this series. Ben Stokes admitted that our players will have to find ways to cope under pressure.
After the five-match Test series, captain Ben Stokes spoke candidly. He explained the definition of ‘baseball’ to the world. England’s technique was praised by the whole world before the Test series against India. However, English players could not show anything special on Indian soil. Apart from Hyderabad, India soundly defeated the England team in four matches.
The England team, famous for ‘baz-ball’, is now preparing to return home after losing the five-match Test series against India. In the final Test match, India defeated the team led by Ben Stokes by an innings and 64 runs. England’s ‘baseball’ style was a complete failure in front of the Indian players.
After the humiliating defeat against the Indian team, England captain Ben Stokes discussed the ‘baz-ball’ style. Stokes said he aims to make the player better. “Baz-ball” is the name given to us by the media, Stokes said. What is everyone saying? In my opinion, the purpose of that is to make a better player. Despite defeats and failures, the hope is that ‘baseball’ will help people become better players. Will motivate him to be better. I think we have done a lot of things right.’
Ben Stokes disappointed
Ben Stokes said, ‘We lost to a good team in this series. We want to play a lot of cricket in the upcoming period (New Zealand and Pakistan series). Which we are eagerly waiting for. When you look at the India series, we could not manage the small moments. We all know personally where things have gone wrong. We will take positives from this series.
After Hyderabad, India dominated the series. The Indian team was in the lead in batting and bowling and the pressure was on us. Our players have to find ways to cope and be positive enough to take risks. In such a situation, sometimes you may have to bear losses. Crowley and Duckett formed a good partnership, Bashir and Hartley were exceptional throughout the series. Getting into root form is a good thing for us.’
