Brendon McCullum nearly dumped NZ for IPL
The New Zealand wicketkeeper has said he nearly turned his back on his country to commit to an entire season of the IPL
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"I felt I had unfinished business from IPL II. The fact that the tournament did not pan out the way I envisaged had not sat well with me" • Associated Press