England head coach Brandon McCullum feels that the upcoming Test series against India will be a 'huge challenge' for Bazball on Indian conditions.
Under McCullum's coaching stint, England have played an aggressive brand of cricket that focuses on getting results in the match rather than playing for a draw. Three Lions have garnered great success with this style of red-ball cricket often referred to as Bazball.
India will host England for a five-match Test series, starting on January 25 in Hyderabad.
“We have got a huge challenge against a very good Indian team in five Tests in India. I am excited about it because you want to test yourself against the best side and I genuinely believe that India is the best in their own condition," McCullum said at the RCB Innovation Lab’s Leaders Meet India in Bengaluru.
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"It is going to be a good challenge for us. If we have success then fabulous, if we don’t then I know we will go down in the style that we want to go down," he added.
The head coach further expressed his hunger to bag more wins for England under his stint and was lucky enough to taste some 'immediate success'.
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“We are playing the game, because we love cricket and we want to try and be as good at cricket as we possibly can. During the time that you are in the chair, you want to make sure you enjoy it and you shouldn't wait till the end of your career to do so," he said.
"We are very lucky that we have had some immediate success but I don't think it is the ceiling for us. I think we have seen some guys who have unlocked their potential in the last 18 months or so and that's what the job is as a leader; to get the most out of the people that you're in charge of," McCullum added.
The 42-year-old also recalled the 'life-changing' unbeaten knock of 158 off 73 balls in the very first IPL game and said, “The reason why I daydream about that moment is because it literally changed my life. I was just a cricketer for New Zealand, where no one really knew what you did where you're from, or what you're capable of. But that day provided the platform, the forum, and the opportunity to change my life.”