McCullum the captain greater than McCullum the batsman
He has turned New Zealand into habitual winners, though his own batting in Tests has had big peaks and valleys
S Rajesh
28-Dec-2015
Brendon McCullum has been an outstanding contributor to New Zealand over the last several years, both as player and leader. The numbers show that while his batting has been a bit of a mixed bag - versatile and explosive, but also inconsistent - as captain he has inspired New Zealand to unprecedented success.
- He is the only player to have batted in each of the top nine positions in both Tests and ODIs
- He is one of only four batsmen to have scored 1000-plus Test runs as opener and the same number also from at least two other batting positions
- Among batsmen with at least three double-centuries in Tests, his average is the lowest
- Under his captaincy, New Zealand have had their highest win percentages in both Tests and ODIs over the last two years
S Rajesh is stats editor of ESPNcricinfo. @rajeshstats