India take on Bazball-inspired England in Hockey World Cup

India opened their World Cup marketing campaign with a 2-0 win over a younger Spanish facet that appeared overawed by the event. But England can be their hardest take a look at of the group stage in addition to the most important hurdle to complete on prime of the group and robotically qualify for the quarterfinals. (PTI/Hockey India)

When India tackle England of their second match of the hockey World Cup in Rourkela Sunday, they’ll run right into a crew that has taken a leaf in another country’s trendsetting cricket crew — the ultra-aggressive strategy, particularly when batting, generally known as ‘Bazball‘.

England have reached the semifinals of the final three hockey World Cups. But coming into this version, they’ve ditched their barely conservative strategy and reworked into one of many fiercest attacking models in world hockey.

This is clear from a few of their latest scorelines, together with in Great Britain colors on the Olympics: 3-0 (vs the Netherlands), 2-2 (vs Argentina), 6-3 (vs South Africa), 2-3 (vs Australia) and 11-2 (vs Canada). (READ MORE)