Wellington, Nov 7 : New Zealand beat Pakistan by 64 runs in the second one day international in Abu Dhabi today.

A century by man of the match Brendon McCullum and a three wicket two over burst by Scott Styris helped the Kiwis overcome Pakistani resistance in the match.

McCullum slammed 131 off 129 balls to anchor New Zealand’s innings of 303-8 on a flat pitch before Styris with three wickets for 23 runs sparked a middle-order collapse, which saw Pakistan bowled out for 239.

Wellington, Oct 25 : Brendon McCullum has been stripped of the vice-captaincy of the Black Caps, following the decision of New Zealand cricket authorities to make the position redundant.

The reasons for McCullum’s demotion are complicated, although no replacement will be appointed.

NZ Herald reports there is a suggestion that convenor of selectors Glenn Turner was uncomfortable with the power wielded by captain Daniel Vettori and McCullum, as witnessed by last week’s evisceration of coach Andy Moles.

They are faced with a nemesis called Brendon McCullum (who blasted 158 for the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Chinnaswamy), have lost their first Champions League match to the Cape Cobras, and are now faced with a must-win situation against Otago Volts.

This is not the first time that the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are walking a tightrope. Anil Kumble's men came back from the brink to finish as the runners-up in IPL-II and they must be hoping to replicate the same performance to keep their hopes alive in this tournament.

Johannesburg, Oct. 6 : Stand-in New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum has said that the loss of inspirational captain Daniel Vettori just hours before New Zealand''s cricket Champions Trophy final against Australia in South Africa was a huge blow.

Australia beat New Zealand by six wickets in the final at SuperSport Park in Centurion after the Black Caps struggled to make just 200 for nine off their 50 overs.

A disappointed McCullum said Vettori had been a pivotal player in New Zealand''s progress through the tournament.

Centurion, Oct 5 : New Zealand stand-in captain Brendan McCullum won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the final of the Champions Trophy at the SuperSport Park here Monday.

New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has been ruled out of the game with a hamstring injury and has been replaced with Jeetan Patel. Australia retained the same side that won the semi-final against England.

London, June 11 : Acting New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum is being pilloried by commentators for trying to corner all the glory in run chases undertaken by the team in the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup.

"There will be some questions asked in the New Zealand camp about the run chase," uttered commentator David Lloyd after the men in black had five wickets in hand but still ended up one run short chasing South Africa’s 129 at Lords.

According to a NZPA report, this is the third time in four months that McCullum has set out on his hero or villain routine and twice he has come a cropper.

Otago (New Zealand), May 27 : New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum is unlikely to turn his back on Otago to play for New South Wales in the Champions League Twenty20 tournament in India in October.

The odds of him doing so are about 100-1, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.

McCullum is eligible for both NSW and Otago, having played for the Sydneysiders in the Australian Twenty20 final last season, and the Herald reported yesterday that NSW would make an approach.

Napier(New Zealand),Mar. 27 : New Zealand vice-captain Brendon McCullum is expecting an Indian onslaught with Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar at the crease at the end of the second day's play in the Napier Test.

"There''s world class players still at the crease and world class players still to come. It''ll take an amazing effort from us to try and get through these next couple of batsmen," McCullum said.

Wellington, Mar 23 : New Zealand vice-captain Brendon McCullum has backed the decision to shift the Indian Premier League from India due to a clash of schedules with general elections.

McCullum is one of eight New Zealand players contracted to the lucrative Twenty20 competition; last night learned the tournament would be moved to South Africa or England.

The 59-match tournament, scheduled for April 10 to May 24, clashed with the Indian general election campaign between April 16 and May 13.

Wellington, Mar 3: New Zealand vice-captain Brendon McCullum, who is struggling with his fluency, is expected to reproduce his Twenty20 form in the one-day international format.

Better known as a dasher when facing the shiny white ball, McCullum’s problems in finding momentum in the early overs of the two Twenty20 matches were instrumental in New Zealand winning by seven and five wickets respectively.

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori was delighted in his ability to plug away when apparently bogged down.

Wellington, Feb. 27: Sixty-one from 47 balls against Australia and 56 not out from 49 balls against India on Wednesday night might sound reasonable, but Kiwi wicketkeeper batsman Brendon McCullum has been virtually anonymous at the crease, partly it has to be said due to a lack of strike.

New Zealand coach Andy Moles cannot predict how McCullum will bat tonight, but confirmed he was not under instructions to play second fiddle to anyone.

Melbourne, Jan. 29 : Controversial Australian all rounder Andrew Symonds was fined 4000 dollars on Thursday for his alcohol-fuelled weekend radio rant against Kiwi wicket-keeper batsman and New South Wales Twenty20 player Brendon McCullum.

A Cricket Australia (CA) code of conduct commission hearing today upheld a charge that Symonds had breached the CA code of behaviour relating to detrimental public comment. Symonds pleaded guilty, the Courier Mail reported.

Melbourne, jan. 26 : New Zealand wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum is insisting that he has no hard feelings towards Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds after the latter labelled him a "lump of shit" during a recent radio program.

Symonds has publicly criticized the decision by New South Wales last week to sign McCullum on the eve of Saturday night''s domestic Twenty20 final against Victoria.