Ishan Kishan opens up on England’s Bazball approach

England have adopted the aggressive ‘Bazball’ strategy in Test cricket with a lot of success. However, as per India’s aggressive wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan, England’s ‘Bazball’ style of batting can only be played on the flat surfaces and it is not necessary to play in that manner in every Test match..

“It is not possible that you can play that fast every day, it depends upon the situation also,” said Kishan after Day five of the second Test against West Indies was washed out.

“England are batting quick but you need to see on what kind of pitches they are playing. Mostly where we play it is not easy to bat because there is turn and bounce. If wicket is flat, where you can score quick, and the need of team is to get runs quickly, then I think you can take on that action. I don’t think it is necessary that we must play in an aggressive manner in every match, but whenever there will be a need of playing attacking cricket, we have got enough firepower in our ranks. I don’t think you can always play attacking shots in Test cricket,” he added.

Notably, Ishan has been decent behind the stumps in the Test series against West Indies. He also brings much-needed aggression with the bat.