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McCullum was picked for 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup as an opening batsman due to inconsistencies from Martin Guptill and Tom Latham and the emergence of Grant Elliott as a solid option at number five batsman. His role as a pinch hitter saw the team reach their first-ever World Cup final.
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Gautam Gambhir can be misleading at times but when it comes to crunch times, he has always delivered
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From Most Runs To Most Wickets: Here Are The Top Records In IPL History
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- Cricket in the blood. It is not surprising that McCullum got into cricket at an early age. His father Stuart and elder brother Nathan are both First-Class cricketers.
- Baz. McCullum has one of the coolest nicknames among contemporary cricketers. While Michael Clarke is ‘Pup,’ Virat Kohli is ‘Cheeku,’ and Ricky Ponting is ‘Punter,’ McCullum is often called ‘Baz,’ which is undeniably a less embarrassing nickname than ‘Tubby’ (Mark Taylor) and ‘Swampy’ (Geoff Marsh).
- Under-19 Days. New Zealand’s under-19 World Cup squad of 2000 had the likes of Jamie How, James Franklin, Ian Butler, and both McCullum brothers thus making it one of the most prolific batches ever (though the 2008 side comprising of the likes of Kane Williamson, Corey Anderson, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, and Hamish Rutherford was probably better).
- IPL blockbuster. McCullum kicked off Indian Premier League (IPL) in the best possible fashion. The very first match — played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) — saw McCullum, opening batting for KKR, hammer a whirlwind unbeaten 158 off 73 balls.
Sep 27, 1981 (42 years) Birth Place. Dunedin, Otago. Height. -- Role. WK-Batsman. Batting Style. Right Handed Bat. ICC Rankings. Test. ODI. T20. Batting. -- Bowling. -- Career Information. Teams.
Feb 17, 2014 · Brendon McCullum is a man whose batting has been built around the belief that cricket balls are flies to be swatted away with disproportionate brutality. For nearly two days at the Basin...
In a further affirmation of his status as one of modern-day cricket’s most influential batsman, Brendon smashed the record for the fastest Test hundred in his final appearance for New Zealand, a ...
Jan 31, 2016 · As stats show Gayle emerges a clear winner as a batsman but given the captaincy and fielding value McCullum brings into a team would make franchises throw almost the same value on the Kiwi...
Dec 23, 2015 · BRENDON McCullum’s success as both a batsman and a captain has always been designed around the ‘power of surprise’. It wasn’t a career that really could be reminisced about through bare numbers. It was defined more by the impact he left with the thrill-a-minute nature of his innings.
