‘Bhai ne beizatti kar diye Bazball ki’ – Fans react to Marnus Labuschagne sneering after England’s ‘Bazball’ officially added to dictionary; video goes viral

England have revolutionised Test cricket since Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes took over as head coach and captain, respectively. With an aggressive style of play, blistering shots and grabbing every opportunity to smash the bowlers around the park, England have showcased a new approach to the game’s oldest format in recent years.

Former New Zealand opener McCullum was appointed as England’s Test cricket coach, in May 2022. Along with captain Stokes, he devised an explosive batting strategy that later found reasonable success in English cricket. Derived from McCullum’s nickname ‘Baz’, ‘bazball’ has been a talking point in the cricket fraternity since its inception.

Now the term has officially made it into the Collins Dictionary. Listed as a noun, ‘bazball’ has been given the definition of “a style of Test cricket in which the batting side attempts to gain the initiative by playing in a highly aggressive manner”. Its origin is noted as “C21: after Brendon McCullum, known as Baz (born 1981), New Zealand cricketer and coach”.

Oh man, that is garbage: Labuschagne’s hilarious reactions

Meanwhile, in a video shared by cricket.com.au, Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne gave a hilarious reaction after learning that ‘bazball’ was officially added to the dictionary. Notably, Labuschagne is not a fan of England’s new approach, and this was once again evident in his response when the interviewer asked for his opinion.

“Oh man, that is garbage. I don’t know what that is. Honestly, I have no idea, what you’re talking about,” said the middle-order batter, who is currently in India for the 2023 ODI World Cup.

Watch the video below: 

‘Bazball’ was named as one of Collins’ 10 words of the year. The word has now been added to collinsdictionary.com and will be included in the next edition of the Collins English Dictionary, the largest single-volume English dictionary in print.

However, the ‘bazball’ founder had previously said that he did not like the term. “I don’t really like that silly term that people are throwing out there. Because there’s actually quite a bit of thought that goes into it,” McCullum had been quoted as saying.

Here’s how fans reacted to Marnus Labuschagne’s reaction: 

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