From Ro-ball to Gamball, a lot many words sounding similar to Bazball, England's famed batting approach under head coach Brendon McCullum, were coined in the wake of India's ultra-aggressive batting performance in the Kanpur Test, where the hosts wrapped up the match in just over four sessions despite losing Day 2 and 3 to poor outfield conditions. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar wasn't particularly a fan of it, who rather coined a fresh term and reckoned that captain Rohit Sharma should be solely credited for the batting revolution in Indian cricket rather than Gautam Gambhir . Day 1 of the second Test match of the two-game series between the two Asian sides witnessed just 35 overs of action, with Bangladesh reduced to 107 for three by lunch, after which the final session was washed out.
Despite little or no rain on the subsequent two days, poor drainage facility at the Green Park Stadium, one of India's oldest cricket venues, saw India's World Test Championship hopes hanging in the balance. But India came all guns blazing as the weather cleared up on Day 4. Not only did India pick up the remaining seven wickets in quick time, they batted at a blitzkrieg pace to take a 52-run lead, and then folded Bangladesh for just 146 runs on the final morning.
The hosts chased down the 95-run target in just 17.2 overs, for a loss of three wickets, to script a stunning win, which subsequently saw them take another step closer to making the WTC final. Following the win, a few sections .
