The 5 Greatest knocks in the history of the IPL

#3 Brendon McCullum - 158* (73 Balls)

Mccullum's 158 was the knock that set the IPL ablaze (source: iplt20.com)

It was the knock that set the IPL ablaze, the knock that probably heralded the sign of things to come. In a blistering display of scintillating stroke play, one of the most dangerous batsmen that world cricket has ever seen, Brendon Mccullum dismantled the Royal Challengers Bangalore outfit with a riveting display with the willow.

The setting for this classic was the M.Chinnaswany stadium in Bangalore. Mccullum took the attack to the opposition, and no bowler was spared. He smashed 10 fours and a staggering 13 sixes in that knock and set the Chinnaswamy Stadium alight with his ethereal stroke play.

What this knock did was, it opened up a wide gamut of possibilities for the viewers, and also provided the perfect start to an extravagant T20 tournament.

However, this inning proved to be the only high point of the entire season for the Kolkata Knight Riders as Sourav Ganguly's men finished 6th in the table, failing to qualify for the semi-finals.