Brendon McCullum’s 114* is his...
Ninth Test hundred
Sixth at home
Fourth vs India
Third as captain
Second in successive Tests
McCullum now holds the record of scoring most hundreds for New Zealand against India, moving ahead of Bert Sutcliffe, Graham Dowling, John Wright, Ross Taylor and Jesse Ryder, who have scored three hundreds each.
During his innings McCullum completed his 5000 runs in Tests. At the end of day, his tally stands at 5,031 (average 36.99) in 84 Tests.
McCullum is the fourth New Zealand batsman to reach the milestone of 5000 runs in Tests after Stephen Fleming (7172), Martin Crowe (5444) and John Wright (5334).
McCullum also completed his 1000 runs against India. At the end of day his tally stands at 1036 (average of 60.94) in 10 Tests against India. He is the first New Zealand batsman to accomplish the feat against India. Graham Dowling -with 964 runs- held the previous record.
McCullum has now taken his series aggregate to 347. Only John Wright has managed more runs in a series as a captain against India - 375 in 1989-90 in New Zealand.
McCullum reached his hundred with a six (off Ishant). Interestingly in the previous Test also he had reached the three-figure mark in similar fashion (off Jadeja).
McCullum has now reached a hundred with a six on three occasions in Test cricket. Apart from two such occasions against India, he also did so against Bangladesh at Hamilton in 2009-10. No other New Zealand batsman has reached hundred with a six on more than occasion.
BJ Watling completed his 1000 runs in Tests in 21 Tests.
The 158-run unbroken partnership between McCullum and Watling is New Zealand’s highest sixth wicket partnership against India. The pair obliterated the previous record stand of 137 between Craig McMillan and Chris Cairns also at Wellington in 1998-99.
The above partnership is also New Zealand’s third highest for the sixth wicket at home.
