Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum’s outstanding Test record as captain-coach duo suffers major dent

India have put a major blot on the spectacular record of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum as the captain and coach duo as England have misplaced their first-ever sequence underneath their tenure as leaders within the red-ball format. England had drawn three Test sequence and gained 4 after the duo took cost and the five-wicket loss in Ranchi brings an finish to their invincible record.

Notably, Stokes was appointed as captain on April 28, 2022, after the managing director of England’s males’s cricket Rob Key met with him. McCullum was introduced as head coach on May 12, 2022, following England’s humiliating 1-0 loss by the hands of West Indies within the Botham-Richards Trophy. 

The Three Lions tasted success instantly after the change within the guard as they thumped the inaugural WTC champions New Zealand at dwelling. England adopted an aggressive model of cricket underneath the management of Stokes and McCullum, fondly identified as ‘Bazball’ and registered a clear sweep towards the Blackcaps.

England’s efficiency in Test sequence for the reason that appointment of Ben Stokes as captain and Brendon McCullum as head coach

Stokes and McCullum confronted their hardest check on dwelling soil after they hosted the then newly-crowned WTC winners Australia in The Ashes final 12 months. The sequence began on a poor observe for England after they misplaced the primary and the second Test by slim margins of two wickets and 43 runs at Edgbaston and Lord’s.

However, they made a exceptional comeback and gained the third and fifth Test to attract the sequence. The fourth Test in Manchester, Old Trafford resulted in a stalemate.