Michael Vaughan compared India's quickfire innings in the second Test against Bangladesh to England's “baseball” style and praised their aggressive play.

New Delhi: Former England captain Michael Vaughan feels that India's fast first innings in the second Test against Bangladesh was a reflection of England's “baseball” approach.

The Indian batsmen played aggressive cricket in the first essay as opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and skipper Rohit Sharma set the tone for India's swift reply at Kanpur's Green Park Stadium after bowling out Bangladesh for 233 in the second session.

Taking X, Vaughan wrote, “I see India playing baseball” as he compared India's attack to England's baseball.

'Bazball', a term used for England's aggressive style of cricket, became popular in 2022 when Brendon McCullum took over as red-ball coach.

In 34.4 overs, India posted a total of 285/9 and declared their innings with a 52-run lead in the final session of the fourth day. India's surge was led by Jaiswal, who smashed a 31-ball half-century, along with Rohit. 23 runs off 11 balls with three sixes and a four. Jaiswal hit 12 fours and two maximums of 72 off 51 balls as India completed 50 and 100 off 18 and 61 balls respectively.

Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, India's run rate did not drop as the home batsmen carried the momentum until the loss of the final wicket. Shubman Gill (39), Virat Kohli (47) and KL Rahul played a brilliant game with a strike rate.

India's hunger for more runs is evident after the two-day game was washed away by rain and a wet pitch.

Currently, India are leading the World Test Championship (WTC) table and a 2-0 series win against Bangladesh will strengthen their bid for a third successive final.

However, if the Kanpur Test remains a draw, India will have an uphill task to win five Tests from the remaining eight matches in the current WTC cycle.

After the Bangladesh series, India will host New Zealand for a three-Test series in October before leaving for Australia for a five-Test tour.