NEW DELHI: England faced a severe backlash for their abject surrender against India in the recently-concluded five-match Test series. Former players and experts also raised questions on England's 'Bazball' approach that was largely considered a reason behind their 1-4 loss in India.
It has been more than two days since the
Dharamsala Test
got over but videos continue to surface on social media.
A new one is doing the rounds on the internet in which Dharamsala crowd can be heard singing "Bazball gets battered, everywhere they go."
The crowd's action triggered a displeased response from England batter
Jonny Bairstow
, who was observed responding with words of his own.
Bairstow was also seen engaging in heated exchange with Indian batter
Shubman Gill
during the match.
Bairstow: "What did you say to Jimmy about retiring... then he got you out next ball."
To which, Gill was heard replying: "So what? ... he can get me out after my 100."
However, England coach
Brendon Mccullum
has conceded that the team's much-hyped 'Bazball' approach needs some "adjustment" after India exposed its frailties and forced the visitors to become "timid" during the series.
England started with a thrilling win in Hyderabad but things went downhill for the visitors from there as India bounced back in stunning manner to take the five match rubber 4-1.
"Sometimes, you can get away with things. But when you're exposed the way we have been in the back end of this series in particular, it does require some pretty deep thinking and some adjustment to make sure we're staying true to what we believe in," McCullum told the travelling British media on Sunday.
"If anything, we got more timid as the series went on, and that was because of the pressure that was applied to us by the Indian line-up, not just with the ball. With the bat, they put us under a tremendous amount of pressure, too," he added.
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