Brendon McCullum retires from all forms of cricket [Update Post #36]

[Junaids]

Today is Brendon McCullum's final ODI.

He has reinvented ODI opening batting this last year. We have seen pinch hitters before, but McCullum's innings at Wellington last Saturday really sums up what he does.

He scored 28 from 18 balls, then got out.

He gives New Zealand very rapid starts, then commits cricketing suicide, usually before the seventh over of the innings.

I have seen two New Zealand ODIs in person this last year, both against Australia at the World Cup.

At Eden Park they won by one wicket, but his dismissal sparked a huge collapse. At the MCG his first over dismissal literally ended the match before it had begun.

It has been a wild ride, but I must confess that I think his opening style creates more problems for his team.

 

[ChachaCricket]

Will be a huge loss. Fantastic LOI opener.

 

[FreakCricket]

Rich mans Imran Nazir

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Funny dig at him. But you are right about him.

 

[Asif khan]

Afridi was doing this sort of thing 2 decades ago [emoji4]

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[anakin]

Afridi was doing this sort of thing 2 decades ago [emoji4]

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Really!!! Afridi comparison

 

[King Cobra]

Very Great Entertainer.

 

[Junaids]

Funny dig at him. But you are right about him.

I think he highlights the difference between ODI and T20.

Get out in the sixth over of a T20, and six other specialist batsmen have 14 overs to build a total.

Get out in the sixth over of an ODI, and you put your six specialist batsmen under pressure to last 44 overs.

 

[Donal Cozzie]

A very good opener but in the last 12-24 months he let his aggressive playstyle get to his head completely and tbh I've viewed him since then as little more than a loose cannon. His moronic batting cost NZ a world cup, even though to his credit his batting did play a part in them getting to the final.

 

[Mahmood101]

One of the greatest entertainers in recent times

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[Suleiman]

A little overrated around here tbh. But would've been destructive in the t20 world cup. If it weren't for the shady circumstances, he would've prolonged his career till the t20 WC.

 

[Junaids]

A little overrated around here tbh. But would've been destructive in the t20 world cup. If it weren't for the shady circumstances, he would've prolonged his career till the t20 WC.

I wasn't sure whether or not to mention this.

We all agree that the Chris Cairns acquittal ended Brendon McCullum's international career. There are differing views as to how and why.

The ICC is still trying to use him as a poster boy. But the bottom line is that the jury refused to believe and/or act upon his evidence. And there is one question hanging over him, which Chris Cairns' barrister obviously couldn't ask him in court, but which every close follower of the trial wants to ask!

" Mr McCullum, you have given evidence sworn on oath that in 2008 Mr Cairns offered to pay you money to fix IPL matches, but you didn't report these alleged illegal approaches until 2011. My question to you is, did you or did you not take the money to fix IPL matches, and is that why you were late to declare the approach and why you concealed it from Mr Ponting, with whom you were drinking when the phone call to fix was received?"

Cairns' barrister could not ask that question without the risk of getting his client convicted. But we all know that that is the question that was never asked.

That is in no way to say that McCullum was guilty of anything. But the unasked question hangs over him now, and seems to have precipitated his premature retirement.

 

[Asif khan]

Really!!! Afridi comparison

Yes really! Check a couple of decades ago when Afridi used to go berserk as an opener. It was mainly suicidal but then isn't that what the OP is referring to or did you not bother to read it?

 

[Miandad_fan_number_one]

Best thing to happen to NZ cricket for me. He destroys the opening bowlers more often then not, gets his team to an unbelievable start and if he gets out around the 6-7 over then the rest of the team can play without pressure of trying to hit boundaries or keeping up with the run rate.

 

[shaz619]

I wasn't sure whether or not to mention this.

We all agree that the Chris Cairns acquittal ended Brendon McCullum's international career. There are differing views as to how and why.

The ICC is still trying to use him as a poster boy. But the bottom line is that the jury refused to believe and/or act upon his evidence. And there is one question hanging over him, which Chris Cairns' barrister obviously couldn't ask him in court, but which every close follower of the trial wants to ask!

" Mr McCullum, you have given evidence sworn on oath that in 2008 Mr Cairns offered to pay you money to fix IPL matches, but you didn't report these alleged illegal approaches until 2011. My question to you is, did you or did you not take the money to fix IPL matches, and is that why you were late to declare the approach and why you concealed it from Mr Ponting, with whom you were drinking when the phone call to fix was received?"

Cairns' barrister could not ask that question without the risk of getting his client convicted. But we all know that that is the question that was never asked.

That is in no way to say that McCullum was guilty of anything. But the unasked question hangs over him now, and seems to have precipitated his premature retirement.

In your opinion, do you believe BM is guilty?

 

[Junaids]

In your opinion, do you believe BM is guilty?

I don't want to get moderated.

Let's just say that I would risk being moderated if I wrote the answer to your question, which is whether or not I think that Brendon McCullum did take the money that he alleges that Chris Cairns offered him to fix IPL matches.

So I won't answer your question. No comment. Sorry!

 

[dhump]

He is also done with T20 and Test ?? Why is he retiring ??


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[shaz619]

I don't want to get moderated.

Let's just say that I would risk being moderated if I wrote the answer to your question, which is whether or not I think that Brendon McCullum did take the money that he alleges that Chris Cairns offered him to fix IPL matches.

So I won't answer your question. No comment. Sorry!

My understanding of your thinking suggests you do having read majority of your posts regarding the subject. And an opinion is an opinion, you won't get moderated so long your thoughts are conveyed respectfully. But I have an idea of what you'd say but wanted to pick your brain to gain more knowledge which may support my intuitions

 

[Convict]

I wasn't sure whether or not to mention this.

We all agree that the Chris Cairns acquittal ended Brendon McCullum's international career. There are differing views as to how and why.

The ICC is still trying to use him as a poster boy. But the bottom line is that the jury refused to believe and/or act upon his evidence. And there is one question hanging over him, which Chris Cairns' barrister obviously couldn't ask him in court, but which every close follower of the trial wants to ask!

" Mr McCullum, you have given evidence sworn on oath that in 2008 Mr Cairns offered to pay you money to fix IPL matches, but you didn't report these alleged illegal approaches until 2011. My question to you is, did you or did you not take the money to fix IPL matches, and is that why you were late to declare the approach and why you concealed it from Mr Ponting, with whom you were drinking when the phone call to fix was received?"

Cairns' barrister could not ask that question without the risk of getting his client convicted. But we all know that that is the question that was never asked.

That is in no way to say that McCullum was guilty of anything. But the unasked question hangs over him now, and seems to have precipitated his premature retirement.

He's got Michael Clarke level back problems.

And naturally as a Kiwi figures a home test series against Australia, which they have a very good chance of winning, is pretty much the best way to go out

 

[Aman]

He's got Michael Clarke level back problems.

And naturally as a Kiwi figures a home test series against Australia, which they have a very good chance of winning, is pretty much the best way to go out

The last Test will be played in Christchurch. That's the point a lot of people here overlook when they come up with their conspiracy theories. If you had the choice of retiring at home after a series against Aus or after a WT20 WC, what would you choose? Every Kiwi or Aussie who knows anything about cricket knew this coming a year out. I guess it's a bit more difficult for Pakistani to understand.

 

[Cricoholic]

Get him into Peshawar Zalmi for next season, would fit right in to the aura of the team.

Dawid Malan out
Brendan Mccullum In

 

[tigersfan1990]

Good player but his all out attack approach is not new. Jayasuriya and co did that in the 1990s and in the 2000 - now era many have played that way.

Inventive captain.

 

[Junaids]

He's got Michael Clarke level back problems.

And naturally as a Kiwi figures a home test series against Australia, which they have a very good chance of winning, is pretty much the best way to go out

I am reluctant to say in public what I think about McCullum and Cairns, but I have no hesitation in absolutely and totally disputing the back injury line.

It's complete nonsense.

He might not be up to keeping wicket in Tests any more. But I've attended two ODIs and one Test in the last year featuring BMac, and he throws himself around in the field like a 12 year old, with gay abandon. At the Night test he did it more than any other player, racing 50 meters and then throwing himself to the ground to try to stop boundaries, then leaping back up in an instant.

I'm sorry, I just refuse to buy the "back injury made me retire" line. It's totally wrong.

 

[Chrish]

overrated cricketer.. good luck to him!

 

[Suleiman]

A little overrated around here tbh. But would've been destructive in the t20 world cup. If it weren't for the shady circumstances, he would've prolonged his career till the t20 WC.

LOL looks like he heard me. Should make a big one here and not just a fast 30-40.

 

[godzilla]

What a swan song of an innings and what a shame he's leaving too soon!

 

[Aman]

What a swan song of an innings and what a shame he's leaving too soon!

A good cameo that showed what he is capable if he knuckles down. We needed him to bat more conservatively today and bat Aus out of them game as we're missing Taylor at 4.

 

[Junaids]

It was the eternal latter day McCullum problem today!

He got to the tenth over at 47 not out, then when his team needed him to knuckle down in the absence of Ross Taylor he got himself out slogging before even 10 overs were up.

He lasted just a paltry 27 balls of a 300 ball innings.

It's pathetic and it's inadequate.

 

[Aman]

A good cameo that showed what he is capable of if he knuckles down. We needed him to bat more conservatively today and bat Aus out of game as we're missing Taylor at 4.

Ops.

 

[SunTzu]

Big-hitting Brendon McCullum Joins 200 ODI Sixes Club

Brendon McCullum smacked the ball over the boundary three times in his 47 off 27 balls in the deciding third ODI against Australia to take him to 200 sixes from 260 one-day matches to go with his 100 Test sixes.

New Zealand star Brendon McCullum completed the sixes double on Monday as he signed off his one-day international career with a trademark blockbuster of an innings in the third one-day international against Australia in Hamilton.

One of the biggest hitters in the game, McCullum smacked the ball over the boundary three times in his 47 off 27 balls to take him to 200 sixes from 260 one-day matches to go with his 100 Test sixes. (McCullum Breaks AB de Villiers' Record For Most Consecutive Tests)

His power-hitting approach gave New Zealand a rollicking start in the series decider with the home team 84 for one in the 10th over when McCullum was dismissed. (McCullum to Deliver 2016 MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture)

McCullum shares the world record for Test sixes with Australian Adam Gilchrist and is fourth on the ODI list which is headed by Pakistan's Shahid Afridi with 351.

Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya hit 270 ODI sixes in his career and the West Indies' Chris Gayle has smashed 238.

The 34-year-old McCullum received a guard of honour from the Australian team when he walked to the crease and was given a standing ovation from the capacity 8,000 crowd when he left.

After this match he will play in two Tests against Australia before retiring from international cricket.

 

[#GreenRoars]

And he end up as a winning captain. Good luck boss, thanks for your brilliant services. You will be missed.

 

[Ab Fan]

A good leader and a fine entertainer...

 

[Aman]

As much flak as McCullum gets, there is no denying he turned NZC around for the better.

Without him, we wouldn't be where we are today.

 

[Space Cat]

His record is decent but not amazing in ODis but if you look at the 2nd half of his career when he started playing his natural game and especially during his years as captain its very impressive.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

If it was a Pakistani player, the update on post #30 would be "Brendon Mcculum returns to international cricket"

 

[Abdullah719]

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[Savak]

The most over rated captain. Did nothing of note outside his hobbit sized grounds

 

[sweep_shot]

He was a great cricketer. Probably one of the best Kiwi players of all time.

Was definitely one of the best keepers in modern times.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

The most over rated captain. Did nothing of note outside his hobbit sized grounds

He was a great leader like Ganguly, not a great captain. NZ used to be just above minnows in 2000s. Mccullum turned NZ into a top 4 side across formats.

 

[Abdullah719]

 

[Ab Fan]

He will walk into both NZ test and odi XI.

Test XI:-

Fleming
Turner
Williamson
Crowe
Taylor
McCullum(wkt)
Cairns
Hadlee
Vettori
Bond
Boult

ODIs XI:-

McCullum(wkt)
Astle
Williamson
Crowe
Taylor
Styris
Cairns
Hadlee
Vettori
Bond
Boult