Published: Jun 04, 2016, 03:43 PM (IST)
Edited: Jun 04, 2016, 03:43 PM (IST)
Former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum will be very soon delivering lecture at MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey on Monday. Joining him along will be Eoin Morgan and Kumar Sangakkara for Q & A session that will be handled by Mark Nicholas. McCullum was chosen for delivering lecture not only for his contribution towards New Zealand cricket but also for his services towards MCC Spirit of Cricket. The panel will be discussing various topics that come across in the lecture as well as issues related to cricket. The Cowdrey Lecture has been delivered earlier by Imran Khan, Kumar Sangakkara, Ian Botham and many other legends. ALSO READ: Brendon McCullum: AB de Villiers’ presence will boost CPL 2016
McCullum was elated to be delivering the speech and he said, “It was an honour to be asked to deliver the MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture especially given the stature of some previous speakers so I was very pleased to accept the invitation. There are a number of important issues in world cricket at the moment that I am looking forward to addressing, and I hope it is an interesting evening for everyone watching. I’m also very pleased to be joining the World Cricket Committee in October and being given the chance to discuss and have an impact on world cricket.” ALSO READ: Brendon McCullum, we miss you: India vs New Zealand, from an Indian cricket-lover’s perspective
McCullum will be the second New Zealand cricketer to deliver this speech after Martin Crowe in 2006, as reported on cricbuzz.com. McCullum, who played 101 Tests and aggregated 6453 runs at an average of 38.64, made 12 hundreds. However, he missed out on the famous Lord’s Honour Board twice, being knocked out for 97 in 2004 and 97 in 2008.
