{"id":386239,"date":"2023-11-01T07:28:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T07:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/11\/01\/bazball-enters-collins-dictionary-in-recognition-of-its-widespread-usage-as-a-word-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-11-01T07:28:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T07:28:52","slug":"bazball-enters-collins-dictionary-in-recognition-of-its-widespread-usage-as-a-word-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/11\/01\/bazball-enters-collins-dictionary-in-recognition-of-its-widespread-usage-as-a-word-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Bazball&#8217; enters Collins dictionary in recognition of its widespread usage as a word | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-104881557,imgsize-43622.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Coined to describe an aggressive approach in the sport of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cricket<\/a>, the word &#8216;<!-- -->Bazball<!-- -->&#8216; has been widely used over the last year and has thus been included in the <!-- -->Collins dictionary<!-- -->, according to a report on stuff.co.nz website. <br \/>The word was coined by Andrew Miller, the UK editor at the ESPNCricinfo website, in May 2022, after former New Zealand captain Brendon &#8216;Baz&#8217; McCullum was appointed the coach of England&#8217;s Test team. <br \/>According to the report, the &#8220;usage of the term increased by 400 per cent from 2022 to 2023&#8221; and has been recognized by Harper Collins as one of the 10 most significant new words of the year in 2023.<br \/>The definition for the word in the Collins dictionary reads: &#8220;a style of <!-- -->Test cricket<!-- --> in which the batting side plays in a highly aggressive manner&#8221;.<br \/>It will be included in the printed edition of the Collins dictionary next year, while the online version already lists it. <br \/>Since being coined, the word &#8216;bazball&#8217; has become synonymous with &#8220;bold, risk-taking approach&#8221;, according to the report. <\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? 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