Sunil Gavaskar proposes new name for India's attacking batting style

Former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has shared his thoughts on India's batting approach in Test cricket, suggesting it deserves a unique name instead of being compared to England's 'Bazball'. Gavaskar believes India's aggressive batting style should be called the "Gohit" approach, named after captain Rohit Sharma.

India recently showcased their attacking batting during a two-match Test series against Bangladesh. In the second Test held in Kanpur, the team adopted a bold strategy, scoring quickly to secure a result despite rain interruptions on day four. Gavaskar noted this performance as a reason for a new name.

"Instead of using the words this-ball or that-ball, I would suggest using the skipper’s first name, Rohit, and term it the “Gohit” approach. Hopefully, brainier people will come up with a trendier name for this rather than the lazy option of calling it after “Bazball," Gavaskar said.

Gavaskar also mentioned that some media outlets have playfully referred to this batting style as "Bossball," recognizing Rohit as the team leader, while others called it "Gamball," attributing it to coach Gautam Gambhir. 

"While one paper called the Indian batting “Bossball” because the captain or “boss” of the team, Rohit, had shown the way, some from the old powers referred to it as “Gamball” after the Indian coach, Gautam Gambhir, he added. 

Gavaskar further explained the origins of the term 'Bazball.

"This Indian batting approach was labelled this-ball and that-ball after the term “Bazball” was coined for the England team’s batting attitude. It was called this because “Baz” is the nickname of their coach, Brendon McCullum from New Zealand, who batted exactly as his team is doing — throwing caution to the winds in an attempt to score runs," he concluded.