Friday 8 October 2010

my benchmark - McCullum‎


Rendon McCullum admits he will struggle to top the award-winning Christchurch Twenty20 attack, but he will be fun to try - from Dhaka today.McCullum impressive 116 not out off 56 balls against Australia in February, was adjudged the best performance in the ICC Twenty20 team awards dinner in Bangalore yesterday.The memories are still fresh in the bold circle Speedster Shaun Tait shots against Australia, New Zealand's wicketkeeper / batsman was happy to have some recognition in the international arena of the award. And I said, this was the benchmark, as swears to attack all three go to the format this season."Maybe you can not play better, to be fair. But it's such a thing, I am constantly trying to reach out to produce something special against the best teams in the world," he said."You can not amble along against the best team, you've got to take them and try to achieve something special. So we will win the World Cup, how we beat the best team in Test matches. Then what will be our most dangerous, is if we get 11 guys, that way of thinking, to play aggressively, and the opposition. "After the test gave wicketkeeping level, McCullum has put her hand to open the batting for the November tour trials in India.And now, he's hoping to inspire New Zealand to a series-leveling victory in the second ODI against Bangladesh, the weather allows.McCullum to the ground running in Tuesday's series opener - the first international four months after knee surgery - when it cracked 45 off 61 balls, and crouched down, 50 to become a gauntlet. In vain, because New Zealand is only the second defeat suffered 18 ODIs against Bangladesh, nine runs under Duckworth-Lewis method after the target was adjusted to 210 off 37 overs."People say it was a bit unfortunate, but in the end you should have won that game. There is no excuse. If you look at Bangladesh, they looked like they wanted to do more than we were desperate and they handle the pressure better than we are. "Heavy rains in Dhaka yesterday at the Black Caps in two games at home and placed in five-match ODI series in doubt. But when the sky cleared, McCullum wanted to stay on the offensive against the home bowlers, despite a slow, low pitch conditions.He also enjoyed the reunion with fellow opener Jesse Ryder is the first time since the Twenty20 World Cup in the Caribbean in April