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Video: Brendon McCullum’s emotional farewell speech after final Test vs Australia at Christchurch
Brendon McCllum has left a mark with his fastest Test century, though Australia snatched victory from jaws of New Zealand and ranking themselves as No.1 Test team in ICC rankings.
Published: Feb 24, 2016, 10:31 AM (IST)
Edited: Feb 24, 2016, 10:31 AM (IST)
New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum is truly one of the few true batsman International cricket has been rewarded with and that could be visible through his heartfelt message. McCllum has left a mark with his fastest Test century, though Australia snatched victory from jaws of New Zealand and ranking themselves as No.1 Test team in ICC rankings. The best moment of this Test innings remains the moment he was called upon the podium to gibe his farewell speech where he thanked his coach, team, his family and how he went on to say Australia deserved to be in the No.1 spot after their performance. He also asked his team mates to remember the vision he had set for so many years and continue the legacy. As McCullum said, the Black Caps got their soul back under his leadership. LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: New Zealand vs Australia, 2nd Test at Christchurch
Twitter reactions broke out after his first innings in final Test with fastest century and breaking record for maximum sixes in the Test match. Cricketers from every team cheered and admired his record breaking skills. India batsman Suresh Raina went on to say he would like to watch out for an Indian batsmen to break McCullum’s record. Although, McCullum fans can continue to watch him through Indian Premier League (IPL) as he will be playing for Gujarat Lions from April. READ: VIDEO: Brendon McCullum slams fastest Test ton against Australia in 2nd Test at Christchurch
New Zealand showed a tough game against Australia and many new players going level up like Matt Henry who scored his half-century, while Kane Williamson led his team to a good lead in second innings with 97 runs.
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The question on captaincy is still a question though Williamson has led New Zealand as a team very well during the T20I series against Pakistan. With ICC World T20 2016 tournament underway, New Zealand need to continue the legacy of McCullum alive.