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5. Brendon McCullum

One of the most explosive openers in the history of cricket, McCullum is a brash, audacious, and a vigorous customer. A bundle of force and boldness, this kiwi wicketkeeper-batsman has the capacity to smother his opponents within a blink of an eye. He is an intrinsically aggressive player who adores playing his natural game and can be upsettingly unsettling for even the nastiest of bowlers, let alone part-timers or average ones.

McCullum loves dancing down the track and making a mockery of the quickest of bowlers. Over the years, this murderous stroke-player has completed many carnages all by himself. A defining knock, amongst many others, was his astounding 158 off just 73 in the very first game of the inaugural IPL in 2008.

Apart from being known for his merciless hitting, he is one of the agilest fielders and an impeccable wicket-keeper who preys on the ball like a ravenous eagle. McCullum is fondly referred to as Baz, which resembles the Hindi for eagle! Having scored 9922 runs in 370 T20s, Baz is placed third in the list of most runs in T20s.