England Ready to Play "Bazball" in India as McCullum Promises Fearless Cricket

Head coach vows to "go down swinging" in five-Test series against formidable India

Dec 5, 2023 - 11:26
England Ready to Play "Bazball" in India as McCullum Promises Fearless Cricket
England Test team coach Brendon McCullum at an event in Bangalore on Monday.

Head coach of the England Test team, Brendon McCullum, promised his players that when they play 'Bazball' cricket against India in a five-match Test series early in the following year, they won't back down.

Collins has also given the term "Bazball," which was created in reference to McCullum's nickname "Baz" and the attacking mindset he espouses, first place.

Beginning on January 25, England and India will play five Test matches in Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Rajkot, Ranchi, and Dharamsala.

At the Royal Challengers Bangalore Innovation Lab's Leaders Meet India, McCullum stated, "We have got a huge challenge against a very good Indian team in five Tests in India."

You want to measure yourself against the best, and I firmly think that India is the best under their own circumstances, so that is why I am excited about it. We will find it to be a worthwhile challenge. "If we succeed, that's fantastic; if not, I'm confident that we'll fall in the manner of our choosing," McCullum declared, making it evident that he and his group intended to attack.

McCullum discussed his ideas regarding the fundamentals of "Bazball" and its values in his speech.

We are participating in the game because we adore cricket and want to improve our skills as much as we can.

"You should make the most of your time in the chair, and you shouldn't wait until the end of your career to do so.

The former captain of New Zealand stated, "I don't think it is the ceiling for us. We are very lucky to have had some immediate success."

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