3 successful international captains who failed to replicate their success while leading IPL teams

#2 Brendon McCullum

McCullum had an indifferent stint as KKR skipper in 2009

McCullum is often credited with New Zealand cricket team's stunning turnaround in international cricket.

He introduced the concept of a brash and unapologetic brand of cricket that is in line with McCullum's fearless attitude. Under his leadership, New Zealand scaled new heights as they defeated top sides and emerged as a formidable unit.

McCullum took over the reins from Ross Taylor as full-time captain in 2012. When McCullum retired in 2016, he was the second most successful Kiwi Test captain after Stephen Flemming, with 12 victories.

Under his captaincy, New Zealand reached the final of a World cup for the first time, albeit, they lost out to Australia in the final.

McCullum was also the first Kiwi skipper to score a Test triple ton. Considering his credentials, he was handed over the reins Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2009 edition of IPL, when he replaced Ganguly.

However, McCullum failed to live up the owners' expectations as KKR finished at the last position. McCullum himself enjoyed a modest tournament as he scored 285 runs at a meager average of 23.75.

McCullum was panned by critics for his lacklustre leadership and was blamed for not taking enough responsibility.

His decision to constantly tinker with his batting line-up and not backing senior players like Ganguly, who was demoted in the batting line-up often, came under fire. The theory of multiple captaincies also did not help his cause.

He was expectedly replaced by Ganguly as captain in the subsequent edition and McCullum never went on to lead any IPL team henceforth.