5 records Brendon McCullum retires with

After 101 Tests, 260 ODIs and 71 T20Is, Brendon McCullum finally played his last innings in New Zealand colours, in the second Test against Australia. While his career has been filled with plenty of highlights and memorable moments, it also has a slew of records as well.While he has been praised for his captaincy, for his ability to inspire a nation and lifting New Zealand to heights they had never seen before, he also did plenty of great things with the bat in hand. Aside from the third-highest score in the history of T20s, McCullum holds plenty of other international batting records as well.Here are 5 records Brendon McCullum retires with.

#5 Most T20I runs

McCullum is the only player to have scored over 2,000 T20I runs

Not only does he hold the record for the most T20I runs, but also the record for the highest score by a wicketkeeper, most centuries, most fifties, most sixes and most fours in the format. While none of those records are unlikely to last for very long, especially given the form of his former opening partner, Martin Guptill, who is in second place and hunting down all the records, it is still staggering to think that a player, who isn't called Sachin Tendulkar, could hold so many records at the same time.

Then again, Brendon McCullum is without a doubt, one of the finest T20 batsmen going around and it should come as no surprise that he holds such a massive advantage over the rest in the format in which he is most effective and brutal.

What is impressive about McCullum's numbers is not just the fact that he is the only batsman to cross 2,000 runs in the format, while the batsman in second place is almost 500 runs away, but also just how consistent he was in providing fast starts for the Black Caps. His average of 35 and strike rate of 136 shows that he doesn't just hit cameos but plays vital innings as well.

#4 Highest score by a New Zealander in Tests

McCullum became the first New Zealander to score 300 in Tests

Despite being an attacking batsman, McCullum has made a name for himself by coming out and scoring runs, when his team needed it the most. Take the second Test against India at Wellington in 2014, for instance. New Zealand were bowled out for 192 in the first innings before India put on 438 and took a lead of 246.

In their second innings, New Zealand were 52/3 when Brendon walked into the crease on day three. A miracle was required if the hosts were to not lose the Test, which India were firmly in control of. And it was a miracle that McCullum delivered as he became the first New Zealander to score 300 in Tests and helped his side draw a game that looked gone for all money when they were 94/5 shortly after lunch on day three.

Knowing that his side needed him to bat for time and not for runs, McCullum played one of the finest innings under pressure by a captain. His 302 runs came off 559 balls and he was in the middle for a total of almost 13 hours, which was the eighth longest innings in Test history. His marathon innings included just four sixes and for someone who was always called as a basher and T20 player, the record of the highest Test score by a New Zealand batsman, achieved in such circumstances, would surely come as something to shut up the naysayers.

#3 Fastest World Cup fifty

McCullum’s 18-ball fifty is the fastest in World Cup history

When you beat your own record, it says something about the player in question. Already in possession of the fastest World Cup fifty for his 20-ball effort against Canada, Brendon McCullum was determined to beat that record against a full-member nation. And that is precisely what happened in the 2015 World Cup when England took on New Zealand.

Chasing a modest total, McCullum launched a fearsome attack on the English bowlers. He especially took a liking to Steven Finn, who he launched for four sixes in a row. The first of those four sixes, brought up his fifty in 18 balls and also hit the sponsor's car. He has slayed seven sixes in total and at one point looked in line to beat AB de Villiers' 31-ball century against West India.

Unfortunately though he had to be content with just the fastest World Cup fifty and the third fastest in the history of ODIs. Not bad for less than an hour's work.

#2 Fastest Test century

McCullum broke a 30-year-old record in his farewell Test

When you walk into the crease on your farewell Test, with your team struggling at 32/3 on a pitch that is offering plenty of assistance to the bowlers, the last thing you would expect to do is end up beating a 30-year-old record for the fastest Test century, previously held by Sir Vivian Richards.

Then again, most batsmen aren't Brendon McCullum. Few might condone that sort of attitude towards Test cricket, which many consider as the hardest Test for any batsman, they miss out on the simple pleasure of watching one of the most destructive batsmen of the modern era, doing what he does best.

His 54-ball hundred helped rescue New Zealand from a position of difficulty to posting an above par score on a tricky wicket. Although New Zealand ended up losing the Test match, if it weren't for McCullum's blitz, they would have lost the match a lot sooner than the fifth day. And his exploits earned praise from Viv himself who said McCullum was one of those players who "help to put bums on seats.”

“And if there was going to be an individual who you would’ve liked to have surpassed whatever you would’ve achieved in life, certainly it would be you.” he added. While this record is unlikely to last as long as Viv's especially given the speed of the modern game, it is still an achievement in itself.

#1 Most sixes in Tests

McCullum finished with 107 Test sixes

Every player that walks in and represents his country has a dream that he wants to fulfill before he calls it a day. While many don't get to achieve it, a fortunate few do and McCullum is one of those as he admitted that the record of most sixes is the only one he cares about. So when he broke Adam Gilchrist's record of 100 Test sixes, which had stood for 8 years, in the Test against Australia, it was certainly a dream come true, for McCullum.

McCullum finished his Test career with 107 sixes, a record that is likely to stand for quite a while, as long as Chris Gayle, who hasn't played a Test since 2014, doesn't make a sudden comeback. Discounting Chris Gayle, who has 98 sixes and is third on the all-time list, of the current players, Younis Khan leads the pack with 60 sixes.

Given Younis is already 38, it is highly unlikely that he has a chance of breaking that record. Leaving McCullum's teammate, Tim Southee, who has 58 in 48 matches and is just 27, as the only current player with a realistic chance of breaking that record.

While you shouldn't put it past Southee achieving that mark, it is highly likely that McCullum's record of most Test sixes, lasts at least as long as Gilchrist's record, if not longer.