5 greatest IPL knocks of all-time

2. Brendon McCullum (158* off 73 balls vs Royal Challengers Bangalore)

His innings set the tone for the entire tournament

Everyone was uncertain about what the IPL will bring to the table but his knock made sure that IPL will be a big hit. It just gave IPL the start it wanted. Chinnaswamy Stadium witnessed a special knock from a special player that day. No one would have expected this in the very first match of the IPL.

Brendon McCullum scored 158 not out runs off just 73 balls. He stroked 13 huge sixes and 10 fours in his innings. His knock helped Kolkata Knight Riders to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by a huge margin of 140 runs. This innings of his will always be a knock which would be used to describe IPL. This set the tone for the IPL and after that what happened to the IPL is just history.

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