"Watching these 'Bazballers: The saviors of Test cricket' striking at 3 RPO" - Top 10 funny memes from Day 1 of 3rd ENG vs IND 2025 Test at Lord's

England managed to reach 251 /4 in 83 overs before stumps on Day 1 of the third Test against Team India on Thursday, July 10. The iconic Lord's Cricket Ground is playing host to the encounter. English captain Ben Stokes won the toss for the third consecutive time this series and opted to bat first.

Zak Crawley (18) and Ben Duckett (23) put on a 43-run opening partnership in 13.3 overs to give their side a decent start. Nitish Kumar Reddy dismissed both the batters in the 14th over to provide a much-needed opening to India in the first session.

Joe Root and Ollie Pope (44) then played the whole second session without losing a wicket to steady their side's innings. Ravindra Jadeja separated them in the final session by dismissing Pope, following a brilliant catch from substitute wicket-keeper Dhruv Jurel.

Ben Stokes (39*) and Joe Root (99*) then stitched a responsible partnership of 79 (170) for the fifth wicket and took the hosts to 251 for four before the conclusion of play on Thursday.

Fans enjoyed a fascinating battle between the bat and the ball on the opening day of the Lord's Test. They expressed their reactions by posting hilarious memes on X and Instagram. Here are some of the best memes:

"Watching these 'Bazballers: The saviors of Test cricket' striking at 3 RPO," an X post read.

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"Where is the Bazball, sir?" - Aakash Chopra on England's sedate batting effort on Day 1 of 3rd ENG vs IND 2025 Test

Former cricketer Aakash Chopra recently analyzed the action that unfolded on Day 1 of the third Test. He opined that England steered away from their aggressive 'Bazball' batting style and adopted a defensive approach.

Speaking on the matter in a video on his YouTube channel 'Aakash Chopra', the cricketer-turned-commentator said:

"Where is the Bazball, sir? There used to be a thing called Bazball, where is it nowadays? It's being said that it's lost somewhere in St John's Wood, because you played the entire day and scored only 250 runs. This was Joe Root's slowest half-century in the Bazball era. Ever since the era started, he had started hitting, and many times we asked the question why he was in such a hurry."

Chopra elaborated:

"Let others play as they want, but Joe Root is like the root of a tree. So, he too realized that he hadn't scored runs in the first two matches and that he would bat respectfully now. Bazball was totally discarded, no matter who the batter was, from No. 1 to Ben Stokes. Only 250 runs being scored on the first day, it's a rarity in today's day and age. No team plays so slow, and people who talk about Bazball don't play like that at all."

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