Is England's Bazball a delusion or solution?

Dharamsala 'Delulu is the solulu'.

- GOMESH S

It's a famous phrase doing rounds in Gen Z pop culture. The term 'delulu' is an abbreviation, originating from delusional behaviours in K-pop fan communities, and 'solulu' means solution.

The entire phrase - often used as a meme template by millennials and Gen Zs-means making a conscious choice to be optimistic in the face of a disappointing reality.

Three weeks ago, it came up at the Rajkot press conference hall.

Ben Duckett had said that England and Bazball, maybe, should take credit for how Yashasvi Jaiswal, who hit 26 sixes in the series, batted. "When you see players from the opposition playing like that, it almost feels like we should take some credit that they are playing differently than how other people play Test cricket," he had said. That quote led to some chuckles. Perhaps, one can safely say, England were just being 'delulu is the solulu'.