How do you use Bazball in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Bazball in a sentence
Bazball meaning
An aggressive run-scoring approach to cricket.
Using Bazball
- The main meaning on this page is: An aggressive run-scoring approach to cricket.
- In the example corpus, bazball often appears in combinations such as: the bazball, bazball era.
Context around Bazball
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bazball
- In this selection, "bazball" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, see, aggressive, execute, era, mindset and approach stand out and add context to how "bazball" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in the bazball era and and help bazball get back. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bazball" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bazball
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Should Bazball be called Benball? (5 words)
Fast and frantic is effective, as Bazball has shown; Pakistan are copying the template. (14 words)
They have less than a year to make them rock-solid for the Bazball reckoning. (15 words)
In years gone by that might have marked him out as a poor fit to see off the new ball but England’s priorities have changed in the ‘Bazball’ era, with Crawley given licence to go after the bowlers from the word go. (43 words)
Lyon, who is just four wickets shy of 500 wickets in Test cricket, said he did not see 'Bazball' in the two Ashes fixtures he was part of last year before getting injured for the remaining three. (37 words)
England already require the second highest chase at the home of cricket, with the West Indies making 344 in 1984, but England have made a habit of hunting formidable targets in the ‘Bazball’ era. (34 words)
Should Bazball be called Benball? (5 words)
Example sentences (16)
A drawn Ashes series with the architects of ‘Bazball’ before parochial England crowds was certainly something to write home about, as well.
England already require the second highest chase at the home of cricket, with the West Indies making 344 in 1984, but England have made a habit of hunting formidable targets in the ‘Bazball’ era.
Fast and frantic is effective, as Bazball has shown; Pakistan are copying the template.
He said the Australian approach to “Bazball” – the brand of attacking cricket which has seen England flourish since the appointment of coach Brendon McCullum last year – would be decided by the coaches and player.
Lyon, who is just four wickets shy of 500 wickets in Test cricket, said he did not see 'Bazball' in the two Ashes fixtures he was part of last year before getting injured for the remaining three.
Should Bazball be called Benball?
The Bazball mindset encourages players to make bold decisions while batting or fielding, fostering an assertive and dynamic team performance.
Dynamic run-scoring has been a key feature of England's 'Bazball' approach to Test cricket under the leadership of coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes.
England will not abandon their aggressive Bazball style but it is clear the strategy needs tweaking - especially against the best teams.
Even Zaheer Khan is sceptical whether England will be able to execute Bazball in Indian conditions or not.
However, since England plays Bazball cricket we have to wait and see how they play Ashwin here.
In years gone by that might have marked him out as a poor fit to see off the new ball but England’s priorities have changed in the ‘Bazball’ era, with Crawley given licence to go after the bowlers from the word go.
Pope will aim to make amends this summer and help ‘Bazball’ get back on track after losing six of their last 10 Tests to India and Australia.
The change in mood as the week played out in Multan’s relentless heat was as complete as anything we have seen in the Bazball era.
They have less than a year to make them rock-solid for the Bazball reckoning.
They imploded for just 112 as their resolve evaporated in the third Test, the lowest total of the ‘Bazball’ era leaving the hosts a meagre target of just 36.
Common combinations with bazball
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: