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Five ways New Zealand went for the jugular

Deivarayan Muthu
27-Mar-2015
Brendon McCullum unleashes a pull, New Zealand v England, World Cup 2015, Group A, Wellington, February 20, 2015

Baz[ooka]: Turbo-aggressive and fearless, whether it comes to captaincy or batting, Brendon McCullum has been at the forefront of New Zealand's success. He opened the World Cup with 65 off 49 balls and went on to record a more devastating 18-ball fifty against England; the fastest in World Cups. He crunched 50 off 24 balls against Australia, despite taking a painful blow on the arm, and followed it up with another breakneck fifty, this time setting New Zealand on the path to their first World Cup final.  •  Getty Images

Deivarayan Muthu is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo