Though McCullum was given the dual responsibility of England red-ball and white-ball teams in September 2024, this will be his first white-ball series as head coach because in between he had coached the team on Test tours of Pakistan and New Zealand while Marcus Trescothick filled in as interim coach for ODI series.

England begin their white-ball era under Brendon McCullum in a Twenty20 series against India beginning in Kolkata on Wednesday with the coach promising the same attacking brand of cricket that has been the hallmark of his coaching.

England kick off their first white-ball series against India in three years today in Kolkata, with head coach Brendon McCullum looking to mould his side ahead of next month's Champions Trophy.  The fall out from England's disappointing performance at last year's T20 World Cup saw McCullum take charge of the limited-overs squad,