‘Bazball’ a famous term in the cricketing fraternity is now being added into the dictionary after being named as one of Collins’ 10 words of the year. Collins defines Bazball as “a style of Test cricket in which the batting side plays in a highly aggressive manner”. Its origin is noted as “C21: after Brendon McCullum, known as Baz (born 1981), New Zealand cricketer and coach”. Meanwhile, Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne gave a hilarious reaction on the latest development calling it ‘Garbage’. ‘
I have no idea what you are talking: Marnus Labuschagne
The term ‘Bazball’ was first coined by a journalist Andrew Miller after England cricket named Brendon McCullum’s as the head coach last year. ‘Baz’ hence comes from the long-standing nickname for McCullum during his playing days, who himself was known for his aggressive brand of cricket.
As stated above, Labuschagne gave a hilarious reaction on being told that Bazball had been added to dictionary. In a video shared by cricket.com.au, Labuschagne said, “Oh man, that is garbage. I don’t know what that is. Honestly, I have no idea, what you’re talking about.”
Meanwhile, the defending champs England are having a pretty troublesome time in the World Cup. They are languishing at the bottom of the points table. Clearly, England’s plan to play aggressive cricket has failed on the Indian pitches so far. The Three Lions are set to face Australia in their next World Cup encounter slated to be played on November 4.
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