Brendon McCullum smashes records in his final Test

Brendon McCullum set records in his final Test match against Australia after a rapid fire 145 runs in just 79-balls.

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Brendon McCullum set record boks on fire in his final Test match. (Source: AP)

“Attack is the best form of defence” is a popular saying and playing his final Test, Brendon McCullum decided to abide by it.

Languishing at 32/3 against Australia in Christchurch, Kiwis were looking at another embarrassing showing – much like the first Test. That’s when ‘Baz’ decided to turn the game around – or at least hope to.

What ensued next was carnage of the Australian bowling and records being broken along the way.

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Finding support from Corey Anderson at the other end, McCullum went about and smashed 145 runs from 79 balls and set three records in the process.
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McCullum reached his century in only 54 balls – the least in Test history. He left behind Viv Richards and Misbah-Ul-Haq (56) in the process.
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Most Test 6s
106 – Brendon McCullum
100 – Adam Gilchrist
98 – Chris Gayle
97 – Jacques Kallis
91 – Virender Sehwag#NZvAus

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) February 20, 2016

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A total of 34 players have ended their careers with a ton. He joins the illustrious company of the likes of Vijay Merchant, Barry Richards, Greg Chappell, Mohammad Azharuddin, Saeed Anwar and Jacque Kallis.

Speaking later, he said, “We decided our best form of defence was attack. On that wicket, any ball could have had your name on it”

Brendon McCullum scored the fastest Test hundred as he went onto break the record of his ‘idol’ Viv Richards. Here are the top ten fastest hundreds by the batsman round the globe.

Name Balls Against

Brendon McCullum 54 Australia
Viv Richards 56 England
Misbah-ul-Haq 56 Australia
Adam Gilchrist 57 England
Jack Gregory 67 South Africa
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 69 Australia
David Warner 69 India
Chris Gayle 70 Australia
Roy Fredericks 71 Australia
Majid Khan 74 New Zealand

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