Brendon McCullum said that he can’t remember the exact reactions of the players after his batting in the IPL 2008 opener. The right-arm pacer also talked about maiden World Cup experience last year where the Black Caps ended up as runners-up after losing to England in a pulsating final at the iconic Lord’s. - PTI . But he does remember the statement of Sourav Ganguly , the then KKR skipper. Brendon McCullum hit 10 fours and 13 sixes in his iconic in IPL 2008 opener (Express Archive) On April 18, 2008, Brendon McCullum kicked off Indian Premier League’s (IPL) inaugural season in the best way possible. Brendon McCullum Career Stats Throughout the course of his IPL career, McCullum was at his destructive best but it was his innings in the inaugural IPL match in 2008 which is held in the greatest regard. He became the first man to score 1000 runs in T20 Internationals, and the first player to score two T20I centuries. McCullum set the IPL on fire and gave birth to what has become the best T20 league in the world with a blistering 158* in the inaugural match of the 2008 edition of the IPL. Brendon McCullum Recalls IPL 2008 Opening Night, Says Scoring 158* Changed my Life Forever Former New Zealand and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batsman Brendon McCullum called his unbeaten 158 … Irrespective of the decade, or indeed the format, McCullum’s blitzkrieg in the inaugural IPL match remains one of the most iconic innings in cricket history. not out. But against Zaheer Khan, he was in a belligerent mood, hitting the bowler for 4, 4, 6 and 4 in sequence. Kolkata Knight Riders' opening batsman Brendon McCullum scored 158 runs in the first match. He is considered as one of the most successful batsmen and captains of New Zealand cricket. A knock that is still fresh in the hearts of hardcore cricket fans. This happened during the very first match of the Indian Premier League. The T20 game manages to keep the supporters on their feet - be it Yuvraj Singh's six sixes against England or Brendon McCullum's swashbuckling 158* in the IPL opener in 2008. There was no way anybody could score runs like that, with that shot, against pace. He hit 10 fours and 13 sixes in the innings. McCullum had set the stage on fire as he scored an unbeaten 158 as KKR defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first-ever IPL game in 2008 played at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Catch live and fully detailed scorecard of Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, ... Indian Premier League 2008 on Cricbuzz ... Brendon McCullum . Mumbai Brendon McCullum 158* (73) Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2008 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru April 18, 2008. ... the first-ever match was played in the IPL, ... he added 56 runs more to take his individual score to 158. However, the team began to experience failures and lost the next four matches. The New Zealand maverick's power hitting left the RCB bowlers clueless, and they totally failed to stop the avalanche of runs coming off his bat. 13. The T20 game manages to keep the supporters on their feet - be it Yuvraj Singh's six sixes against England or Brendon McCullum's swashbuckling 158* in the IPL opener in 2008. McCullum struggled against Praveen Kumar in the first over. T20 batting is not about mindless slogging throughout the game. The IPL match highest score of Gayle surpassed KKR’s Brendon McCullum’s record of 158 in 73 balls against RCB coincidentally at the same venue; Chinnaswamy Stadium. IPL 2020: Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Shubman Gill recalled his coach and former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum's 158 in the opening match of the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League from 2008. READ | Traveling in time: IPL Match - 1, 2008. After Kolkata Knight Riders’ Brendon McCullum’s 157, Vijay’s 127 had the second-highest individual score in IPL and he became only the third Indian to score an IPL century after Manish Pandey and Yusuf Pathan. (Photo Courtesy: Facebook/ Kolkata Knight Riders ) The team managed to stage a comeback of sorts by winning the next three matches, helped by strong performances by Sourav Ganguly and Shoaib Akhtar . 73. Gayle made the record of the fastest hit century, in only 30 balls, and the highest-ever individual score in any T20 game. Exactly on this day (April 18) in 2008, former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum got the IPL off to a sensational start. Obviously, the flavour and madness of T20 began with the 2008 IPL season." Brendon McCullum’s 158* for KKR in 2008. McCullum scored an unbeaten knock of 158 in just 73 balls. McCullum scored an unbeaten knock of 158 in just 73 balls. Watch Brendon McCullum's brilliant century in IPL's opening match. In the opening match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2008, Brendon McCullum produced one of the finest knocks in the tournament's history as he scored 158 runs off 73 balls for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). This Day, That Year: Brendon McCullum Blasts 73-Ball 158 to Launch IPL's Inaugural Season It's been 13 years since Brendon McCullum produced that iconic IPL century for Kolkata Knight Riders at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. 70,586; 05 Mar 15 10. 2. It was a regular summer day in Bangalore back then on April 18, ... all that glitz paled in front of Brendon McCullum’s frenetic 73-ball unbeaten 158. IPL 2021 will commence on April 9, 2021, at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai and Mumbai Indians will lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore. IPL 2008 Match 1 Highlights RCB vs KKR. Brief scores: Kolkata Knight Riders 222 for 3 in 20 overs (Brendon McCullum 158*) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 82 in 15.1 overs (Agarkar 3-25) by 140 runs. He has played in 109 IPL matches, scoring 2880 runs, two tons and 13 half tons. Brendon McCullum celebrates his hundred against RCB. Cricket Highlights - Brendon McCullum 158* - RCB vs KKR 1st Match IPL 2008 Watch the highlights of Brendon McCullum 158* - RCB vs KKR 1st Match IPL 2008 - Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament of the 1st T20 match first time played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bengaluru in 18th April 2008. Brendon McCullum truly set the IPL on fire in the inaugural game of the tournament back in 2008. A shoo-in at number one in this list. McCullum took quick scoring to Test matches as well, notably recording the fastest test century of all time. Brendon McCullum (Image Credit: Twitter) Brendon McCullum’s magnificent 158-run-knock in the first IPL edition in 2008 still stands as the 2nd highest score ever hit in the tournament. Brendon Barrie McCullum ONZM (born 27 September 1981) is a New Zealand cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer, who played all formats, and also a former captain in all forms. Brendon McCullum recalls 158 in IPL 2008 opener It was Brendon McCullum who set the ball rolling in the Indian Premier League. Brendon McCullum scored 158 runs in the very first IPL match against Royal Challengers Bangalore which stood as the highest individual score in the IPL for 5 years until the Gayle storm arrived. Brendon McCullum got a 158 with the kind of batting that we had never ever seen or witnessed before. The innings included as many as 13 sixes. Brendon McCullum’s 158* – 2008 Brendon McCullum smashed an unbeaten 158 runs in the first-ever IPL match. The New Zealand maverick's power hitting left the RCB bowlers clueless, and they totally failed to stop the avalanche of runs coming off his bat. Brendon McCullum hits 158 not out off 64 balls for Birmingham Bears against Derbyshire, the highest ever score in the T20 Blast. During the time, the team itself had the highest team total in IPL and they bettered their own 240/5 against Kings XI Punjab in 2008. IPL 2020: Brendon McCullum had set the stage on fire with an unbeaten 158 in the inaugural match of the IPL in 2008. His swashbuckling innings came against RCB at the Chinnaswamy stadium. Here is the personalised account of the Hindu sports editor K. C. Vijaya Kumar from the opening night of IPL 2008. The shortest format of the game has never failed to live up to expectations. McCullum registered the highest T20 score with an unbeaten 158 for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) against Rahul Dravid-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Former New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum's historic IPL career began on April 18, 2008 and the Kiwi wicketkeeper-batsman made the opportunity count. Playing for KKR in 2008, McCullum smoked an individual score of 158* against RCB at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in the inaugural IPL … Brendon McCullum’s highest score in the IPL is a 158 run haul (not out) against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in its 2008 instalment. In just the second-ever IPL match, a day after Brendon McCullum smashed 158 in the first, Michael Hussey showed his taste for the format by blasting 116 off 54 balls. It was a spicy appetiser to his unbeaten 158 (73 … Brendon McCullum truly set the IPL on fire in the inaugural game of the tournament back in 2008. All of it started in the very first match of the IPL when the memorable Brendon McCullum 158 innings kick-started the tournament and set the precedent for what one could expect. On this day in 2008: Brendon McCullum gave flying start to IPL. Brendon McCullum. The defining moment of his career in the shortest format of the game, undoubtedly has to be his unbeaten 158 against RCB, in the first match of the inaugural IPL in 2008. 158.

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