Brendon McCullum turns 42: A look at numbers of New Zealand cricketing icon

Legendary New Zealand wicketkeeperbatter and current England Test head coach Brendon McCullum turned 42 on WednesdayDuring his playing days for the Kiwis from 2002 till 2016 he established himself as one of the greatest players in his country achieving some memorable records that stand to this dayMcCullum represented NZ in 101 Test matches scoring 6453 runs at an average of 3864 with a best individual score of 302 He has 12 centuries and 31 halfcenturies to his name He is the fourthhighest runscorer in Tests for NZThe batter is the first ever from New Zealand to score a triplecentury in the longer format McCullum has also represented his side in the most number of Tests without interruption due to injury etc This shows the level of fitness he had as a player He played all of his 101 Tests without his form body life interrupting his work in any way which is the fifthhighest in Test history and the highest by a Kiwi playerBefore the advent of T20Is and a better frequency of sixes that came with it McCullum used to play ODI cricket in Tests hitting bowlers for long sixes at will He has hit 107 sixes in his Test career second highest by any playerIn another proof of his dominance in the longer format he also hit the fastest century in Tests scoring it in just 54 balls during a Test against Australia in 2016In 260 ODIs McCullum has scored 6083 runs at an average of 3041 His best individual score in the format is 166 Five centuries and 32 halfcenturies have come out of his bat in the format He is NZs sixthhighest runscorer in ODIsHe is the first New Zealander to lead his side to a World Cup final doing so back in 2015 But he could not win a World Cup for his country losing to Australia in the summit clashIn T20Is he has represented his country in 71 matches scoring 2140 runs at an average of 3566 His best individual score of 123 in the format is also the highest score ever by a wicketkeeper in a 20over formatBesides his exploits at the national level his knock of 158 off just 73 balls in the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League IPL in its very first match made the league and himself a household name worldwide His stature as the firstever IPL centurion led to contracts pouring in from domestic leagues worldwideHe finished his T20 career with 370 matches 9922 runs under his belt at an average of 2997 His best score in the format is 158 Seven centuries and 55 halfcenturies have been scored by him in T20 cricketAfter his retirement in 2016 from international cricket he took to coaching mentoring Caribbean Premier League side Trinbago Knight Riders TKR to their 4th title He also coached Kolkata Knight Riders leading them to a runnersup position in 2021 just when things looked terrible for them in the group stageCurrently he is the head coach of Englands Test side His combination with captain Ben Stokes have revived Englands test side Once struggling to win Tests England went on to win series against New Zealand South Africa Pakistan etc under his guidance The word Bazball has become a name for the aggressive positive and win at any cost brand of cricket played by England under his coachingThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever