7 players who scored a triple century this decade before David Warner

#5 Brendon McCullum (February 2014 against India)

Brendon McCullum evading a bouncer during his incredible 302

Only two weeks later Brendon McCullum, the former New Zealand captain who led his team to the World Cup 2015 final, emulated Sangakkara when he smashed 302 at Wellington. McCullum’s innings, apart from the large number of runs he scored, was extremely impressive because of the adversity he had to face along the way.

India won the toss and elected to bowl first in the second and last Test between the two sides. Ishant Sharma, who snared six wickets, troubled the New Zealand batsmen on a seaming pitch and they were skittled out for 192 runs (no one scored more than 50). India then earned a huge first innings lead of 246 runs.

By the time McCullum came to the crease (with three wickets down and still 194 runs behind India), his side was in deep trouble.

But what happened next was incredible in every sense of the word. McCullum and BJ Watling completely changed the momentum of the match with a 348-run partnership.

Although the runs came at a leisurely tempo (McCullum brought up his half-century off 170 balls and Watling his century off 297 balls), the two spent valuable time at the crease. They showed great determination and courage to turn the match on its head.

Because of their heroic effort, New Zealand drew the match instead of losing it.