- News>
- Cricket
Brendon McCullum: Amazing facts you must know about Kiwi legend`s final Test
While the fans wanted Brendon McCullum to leave on a high, little did they know what he had in store for them in his final Test.
New Delhi: While the fans wanted Brendon McCullum to leave on a high, little did they know what he had in store for them in his final Test.
Baz, who was playing his final Test against Australia at the Basin Reserve, entertained his home crowd one final time with an incredible innings, where he also broke several records.
Here is a list of all of them:
McCullum hit the fastest Test ton off just 54 balls, breaking the previous record held by West Indies' legend Viv Richards, who had breezed through a ton off 56 balls against England in 1985.
Not only that, McCullum scored 170 runs (145, 25) in his last Test, which is the maximum by any captain.
His 170 runs were also the maximum by a Kiwi cricketer in his final match.
McCullum also became the first captain to score a ton in his final Test.