Forget England’s Buzzball! India has come up with a new style of playing test cricket and it is called drawball

Indian cricket created history on the fourth day of the second Test against the West Indies in Port of Spain, with a rare display of ultra-aggressive longer format cricket that took fans and pundits by surprise. The team’s exceptional performance resulted in the highest ever team run-rate in a Test innings of at least 20 overs. This new brand of attacking gameplay, adopted by Indian captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid from England’s ‘buzzball’ school of cricket, has been playfully named ‘drawball’.

During their second innings, the Indian team displayed their white-ball cricket prowess and posted an impressive score of 181 runs in just 24 overs before being declared. This astonishing run rate of 7.54 surpassed Australia’s previous record, which was 241/2 in 32 overs at a run rate of 7.53 against Pakistan in Sydney in 2017.

The opening pair of skipper Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal laid the foundation for India’s ultra-aggressive innings with a quickfire partnership of 98 runs in just 11.5 overs. India crossed the 100-run mark in just 12.2 overs, breaking Sri Lanka’s 22-year-old record of reaching the milestone in 13.2 overs during the Asian Test Championship.

The Mumbai duo of Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma were particularly explosive, with Rohit scoring the fastest half-century of his career in just 35 balls. On the other hand, Kishan brought up his half-century in just 33 balls. His unbeaten 52 came at an impressive strike rate of 152.94.

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Kishan’s remarkable strike rate is now the fourth highest (minimum 50 runs) in a Test innings by an Indian player. The all-time record for the highest strike rate in such an innings is still held by legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev, who scored 89 off just 55 balls against England at Lord’s in 1982.

Notably, Kishan’s innings ranks among the top three fastest ever by designated wicket-keepers in Tests behind Australia’s Adam Gilchrist and India’s Rishabh Pant.

A daring and record-breaking ‘Drawball’ exhibition by the Indian cricket team demonstrated their ability to adapt and innovate in the longest format of the game. As cricket lovers continue to debate the merits of such aggressive play in Test cricket, one thing is certain – Team India’s fearless approach has etched its name in the annals of cricketing history.

See also: Virat Kohli’s epic stump-mic tussle with West Indies keeper rocks social media; watch viral video

Indian cricket created history on the fourth day of the second Test against the West Indies in Port of Spain, with a rare display of ultra-aggressive longer format cricket that took fans and pundits by surprise. The team’s exceptional performance resulted in the highest ever team run-rate in a Test innings of at least 20 overs. This new brand of attacking gameplay, adopted by Indian captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid from England’s ‘buzzball’ school of cricket, has been playfully named ‘drawball’.

During their second innings, the Indian team displayed their white-ball cricket prowess and posted an impressive score of 181 runs in just 24 overs before being declared. This astonishing run rate of 7.54 surpassed Australia’s previous record, which was 241/2 in 32 overs at a run rate of 7.53 against Pakistan in Sydney in 2017.

The opening pair of skipper Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal laid the foundation for India’s ultra-aggressive innings with a quickfire partnership of 98 runs in just 11.5 overs. India crossed the 100-run mark in just 12.2 overs, breaking Sri Lanka’s 22-year-old record of reaching the milestone in 13.2 overs during the Asian Test Championship.

The Mumbai duo of Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma were particularly explosive, with Rohit scoring the fastest half-century of his career in just 35 balls. On the other hand, Kishan brought up his half-century in just 33 balls. His unbeaten 52 came at an impressive strike rate of 152.94.

See also: Virat Kohli slams his bat on the ground during second Test in viral video; reason..

Kishan’s remarkable strike rate is now the fourth highest (minimum 50 runs) in a Test innings by an Indian player. The all-time record for the highest strike rate in such an innings is still held by legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev, who scored 89 off just 55 balls against England at Lord’s in 1982.

Notably, Kishan’s innings ranks among the top three fastest ever by designated wicket-keepers in Tests behind Australia’s Adam Gilchrist and India’s Rishabh Pant.

A daring and record-breaking ‘Drawball’ exhibition by the Indian cricket team demonstrated their ability to adapt and innovate in the longest format of the game. As cricket lovers continue to debate the merits of such aggressive play in Test cricket, one thing is certain – Team India’s fearless approach has etched its name in the annals of cricketing history.

See also: Virat Kohli’s epic stump-mic tussle with West Indies keeper rocks social media; watch viral video