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Are you not entertained by Bazball?

It's evolved into cricket's new identity, a philosophy and mindset where it hardly matters who wins or loses

Bazball
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Atanu Biswas
After only 78 overs of batting, England declared at 393/8 on the opening day of the Edgbaston Test of the 2023 Ashes series and ultimately lost! Well, this wilful ignorance of established facts surrounding Test cricket doesn’t fully capture the essence of the “Bazball” revolution. You’ll not hear anybody on the English side expressing regret. That’s where Bazball can truly be considered unique and, arguably, inimitable.

Numerous lifestyle keywords have been influenced by sport. “Moneyball”, a recent example, shows how objective analyses are used in decision-making. The Collins dictionary now lists “Bazball” as one of the top 10 significant words of
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