CWC 2019: 5 players who will be missed in this edition of the cup

#4 Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)

Brendon McCullum

The bowlers in the 2015 World Cup had a nightmare bowling to Brendon McCullum. The then New Zealand skipper was always on the attacking side - both in batting and captaincy. The wicket-keeper batsman retired from international cricket less than a year after his team's World Cup final loss to Australia.

Brendon McCullum played 260 ODI matches for New Zealand and scored 6083 runs at a strike rate of 96. The 37-year old always proved to be a safe pair of hands behind the wickets and affected 277 dismissals. His World Cup appearances included 34 games between 2003 and 2015.

Leading the team into the 2015 WC final can be termed as one of his biggest achievements. The Kiwis had the label of having bad luck in knockout matches after back-to-back defeats in previous ICC events. But, McCullum overcame this to take the team into the final with a lightning half-century against South Africa.

He will indeed be a gap that can never be filled in the Kiwis batting lineup.