McCullum retires
Among one of the most aggressive on-field cricketers today there is no doubt that Brendon McCullum tops the list. His impact in limited-overs cricket in particular, both as batsman and captain, has been remarkable in recent years. Leading New-Zealand through to their first ever world cup finals in 2015 was highlights of his captaincy carrier. Particularly he was one player who redefined aggressiveness of an opening batsman and also the aggressiveness he showed as a captain was worth applauding and results too lead him high in his carrier.
Here we highlight some of his carrier facts:
McCullum's strike rate of 152.16 since 2012 is the highest for all ODI openers in this period*
He has contributed nearly 61% of team runs till the point of his dismissal since 2012
Under his captaincy, key batsmen like Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson and Martin Guptill have all averaged nearly 50 in ODIs
Unlike from the first phase after getting responsibility as Blackcaps captaincy he showed real matureness which clearly can be seen from the stats below.
BRENDON MCCULLUM'S ODI CAREER
Period Inngs Runs Avg SR 100s/ 50s
Till Dec 2010 152 3711 28.54 88.58 2/ 18
Jan 2011 Onwards 76 2372 33.88 111.72 3/ 14
Career 228 6083 30.41 96.37 5/ 32
277 Total fielding dismissals made by McCullum - 242 as a wicketkeeper, and 35 as a fielder. It's sixth highest in the all-time list, and easily the highest for New Zealand - the next best for them is 141, by Adam Parore.
* These numbers are up to date till the first ODI in the ongoing New Zealand-Australia ODI series
