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- For the IPL it was the perfect beginning. “It was when Brendon did what he did that I knew it would work,” recalled the league’s impresario Lalit Modi. In truth the IPL would’ve worked anyway but McCullum’s 158 will stand forever as the totem of a new age.
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Apr 18, 2023 · In a historic moment that marked the dawn of a new era in cricket, Brendon McCullum's thunderous unbeaten knock of 158 runs off just 73 balls on this day, in 2008, in the inaugural match of the Indian Premier League (IPL), remains etched in the annals of cricketing history as a defining moment.
Apr 18, 2020 · The New Zealander scored a thunderous and portentous 158* off just 73 deliveries for Kolkata Knight Riders in the very first game of the Indian Premier League back in 2008 and hence changed the...
Apr 19, 2021 · On the competition's opening night, Brendon McCullum 's breathtaking 158 not out confirmed that the IPL was not merely a showbiz concept but the future of the sport: futuristic gold helmets...
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Apr 18, 2020 · Twelve years after he got the Indian Premier League off to a rollicking start, Brendon McCullum admits he was nervous — probably the only time in his career — but later realised how his 158-run blitz ‘changed his life completely’.
Dec 4, 2023 · Brendon McCullum recently revealed the impact of his memorable innings of an unbeaten 158 in the first match of the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) back in 2008. The...
Apr 18, 2020 · On this day in 2008, the IPL kicked off and a 26-year old Brendon McCullum lit up the opener with a breathtaking 73-ball 158 not out for Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers...
