Video: When Brendon McCullum tried his luck at bowling

With this act, McCullum made his farewell Test all the more special. Watch the video, which will go down as a rare thing in history, here:

New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum, who is great at almost everything he has tried in his career, added another feather to his cap in his final international game. He has been a belligerent batsman, an electrifyingly-quick wicketkeeper, an athletic fielder and an astute captain. And now, he also added bowling to his repertoire.

In the last Test of his career, McCullum took the ball in his hand and sent down four overs on the third day of the second and final Test of the Trans-Tasman Trophy against Australia. Though this is not the first time McCullum bowled in his career — he has a solitary Test wicket, which happens to be his only First-Class wicket, to his name — he bowled after ages in this match. Also Read: 11 memorable quotes by Brendon McCullum

With this act, McCullum made his farewell Test all the more special. He had already slammed the fastest Test century in the first innings of this Test. With emotions running high and the crowd absolutely behind him, ‘Baz’ gave his fans another reason to cheer. Watch the video, which will go down as a rare thing in history, here: