8 famous brother duos who represented their nation in T20I cricket

#1 Brendon McCullum and Nathan McCullum (New Zealand)

Brendon McCullum is regarded as one of the greats of New Zealand cricket. Brendon made his debut as a 21-year old flashy, wicket-keeper batsman in 2002 and found it difficult to find his feet as a batsman in both the Test and ODI format. The introduction of the T20 format proved to be a blessing in disguise as he adjusted to the format like fish to water and began to translate this form into the longer formats of the game.

The destructive batsman ended his career as the leading run-scorer in the T20I format and also came up with numerous scintillating performances like his 158* in the inaugural IPL match for Kolkata Knight Riders.

His elder brother, Nathan McCullum, made his international debut in the inaugural World T20 in South Africa in 2007 and made a career out of playing ODI and T20 cricket. Nathan, who was an off-spinning all-rounder was handy with both and ball without being too spectacular.

Nathan was more of a defensive bowler, who would keep things quiet and could also provide a few vital runs down the order. He played 84 ODIs and 63 T20Is, a vast majority of them in his brother's company.

The two McCullum brothers were great servants to New Zealand cricket, bringing in the do-to-die attitude and yet playing fair and within the spirit of the game. Despite their best efforts, they were sadly unable to inspire the Kiwi side to a World Cup trophy that continues to elude them till day.