Brendon Mccullum

What is the height of Brendon McCullum?

admin — Mon, 23 May 2011 20:43:03 +0000

The height of Brendon McCullum is 5 ft 7 in. Brendon McCullum is a right handed batsman and wicket keeper. He is famous for his hard hitting batting and normally bat on an opening position. He played match wining innings many times in his international career. The most famous was 158 runs on 78 balls against Royal challenger Bangalore in Indian Premier League. He also kept wickets for his team and very useful in behind the wickets as well. He is considered to be good wicket keeper. His is not tallest a player but his height did not affect his performance in batting or wicket keeping.

You can compare the height of Brendon McCullum with Shahid Afridi. In this picture he is at the toss before the start of the match.

He adjust well himself to disperse the disadvantage of his short height in wicket keeping. His hand and eye combination is excellent that allow him to give his more than hundred percent in batting and his reflexes allow him to put up a good show in term of wicket keeping as well. His all round performance in batting and wicket keeping stand him apart and make him a best wicket keeper batsman in World cricket.

Brendon McCullum Cricketer of All Seasons

admin — Thu, 19 May 2011 21:13:53 +0000

Brendon McCollum is a New Zealand’s hard hitting, highly entertaining and very destructive batsman. He played in Test, One Day Internationals and T20 matches. His batting record in all formats of the game is good if not best considering his style of play. He is one of the few players in the international cricket that scored hundred in Test, ODIs and T20s. The trade mark of his batting along with his classical and stylish shots is the speed of making runs which did not give much time to opposition for think or make plans when he is batting. He adopt his self very well in any situation no matter he is playing Test, ODI or T20 that make him one of the few very dangerous players of the World in cricket.

Brendon McCollum’s ability of changing gears during batting is something that impresses the viewers who watching him as well as the opponents who playing against him. His innings of 158 runs in the opening match of Indian Premier League is the best example of hard hitting and aggressive batting in T20 cricket. His innings of 115 runs against India in the test matches showed his temperament as well as his ability to play spin which is something that is missing or not easily found in the cricketers of non Asian origin. He sometimes kept wickets as well this is an extra advantage for the cricketer like McCullum who’s presence in the team keeps opposition on its toes.

Brendon McCollum in IPL

admin — Tue, 17 May 2011 07:31:27 +0000

Brendon McCollum is an explosive batsman and a wicket keeper of New Zealand. He also played in Indian Premier League and for first three sessions his team was Kolkata Knight Riders. He joined Kochi Tuskers Kerala in 2010 and currently playing in that team. He is well known for his aggressive batting that he has shown in different occasion on international arena. His innings of 158* runs on 73 balls against Royal Challenger Bangalore in the opening match on Indian Premier league in 2008 while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders is the highest score of any batsmen in T20 International.

Brendon McCollum 158 not out in IPL

This innings of Brendon McCollum set the tone for the upcoming matches in the Indian Premier League and also helped to create the image of IPL as a fast pace entertainment T20 tournament. It also provides the viewers what they are looking for in IPL in the presence of all the super stars of the cricketing world.

Overall Brendon McCollum played 34 matches In Indian Premier League and scored 911 runs with the help of one century and 4 fifties with an average of 47.95 and strike rate of 134.37. He hit 45 sixes and 87 boundaries and also take 146 catches.

Brendon McCollum Wallpapers, Photos and Pictures

admin — Fri, 13 May 2011 07:29:53 +0000

Brendon McCollum playing shot against Australia.

Courtesy Santa Banta wallpapers

Brendon McCollum diving behind wickets

Brendon McCollum jumps against Sri Lanka

Brendon McCollum celebrates against Australia while playing at home

Brendon McCollum runs out Paul Collingwood of England

Brendon McCollum playing shot from playing his former IPL side Kolkata Knight Rider

Brendon McCollum and Shahid Afridi at toss before start of the match

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Lasith Malinga celebrates after the dismissal of Brendon McCollum

Brendon McCollum celebrates after making a century against Australia

Brendon McCollum in playing shot in the World Cup 2011 Semi Final against Sri Lanka

Brendon McCollum showing off his tattoos

Brendon McCollum drives against India.

Brendon Mccullum Biography

admin — Tue, 10 May 2011 07:04:36 +0000

Impetuous, atrocious and dazzling to watch, Brendon McCullum cans contusion bowling harass like not several other men in international cricket. A wicketkeeper-batsman, McCullum has been worn as an opener in the shorter systems and worse down in Tests, but at whatever time he gets there at the pleat it’s impracticable to glance away. He strength balls over both sides of the field and was accountable for being paid the IPL off to an exhilarating start, illumination up the tournament’s first match with 158 and screening what the arrangement had to offer.

He also became the second man, after Chris Gayle, to score a Twenty20 international century at what time he shamelessly hollowed out 155kph contributions from Shaun Tait and Dirk Nannes over the wicketkeeper’s cranium in Christchurch in 2009-10. McCullum illustrates himself as “impetuous” and that innings was the testimony, but he has also been a key part of New Zealand’s Test team since 2004. In the longer set-up he has usually batted at No. 7 and in his 2nd series, entertained the throng with 96 at Lord’s.

His first two Test centuries came in opposition to Bangladesh and Zimbabwe and there were queries over his presentations in opposition to tougher adversaries. Ultimately, five years later than his Test debut, he elevated his bat in opposition to one of the top teams with 115 aligned with India in Napier. It kicked off an outstanding 12-month phase for the period of which McCullum scored three Test centuries and averaged 48.60. A trustworthy wicketkeeper, McCullum first completed the ODI team as a batsman only and in current times he has articulated a craving to bestow up the gloves and focus on his batting. Nonetheless, he has the most discharges of any New Zealand wicketkeeper in ODIs and will surpass Adam Parore’s smudge of 201 in Tests, if he stays behind the remnants.