Historical individual honour: Brendon McCullum received the 2015 ICC Spirit of Cricket Award for leadership and sportsmanship during the 2015 Cricket World Cup. This is an ICC individual award, not an IPL team Fair Play Award.
About
Brendon McCullum is a New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter remembered for an aggressive right-handed style and an attacking approach to leadership. The ICC's 2015 World Cup profile described him as the Black Caps skipper and highlighted his willingness to attack from the opening ball.
Sources checked 14 Oct 2026. Highlights are dated records.
About Brendon McCullum
Brendon McCullum is a New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter remembered for an aggressive right-handed style and an attacking approach to leadership. The ICC's 2015 World Cup profile described him as the Black Caps skipper and highlighted his willingness to attack from the opening ball.
Born in Dunedin on 27 September 1981, McCullum made his ODI debut against Australia in 2002 and his Test debut against South Africa in 2004. New Zealand Cricket records that he initially entered Test cricket at number eight and later became a central figure in the national side.
McCullum combined wicketkeeping with batting across the order, and ESPNcricinfo lists his playing role as wicketkeeper-batter, right-hand batting and right-arm medium or offbreak bowling. New Zealand Cricket notes that he was the first New Zealander to score a Test triple-century, making 302 against India in Wellington in 2014.
As New Zealand captain, McCullum led with an unusually attacking fielding and batting strategy. Under his captaincy, New Zealand reached its first men's World Cup final in 2015, while the official New Zealand Cricket account also records a sustained unbeaten home-Test run during his tenure.
His 2015 recognition was specifically for the spirit in which he led and played. New Zealand Cricket says the ICC cited his humility and exemplary sportsmanship, including his invitation to A.B. de Villiers and South Africa into New Zealand's dressing room after the World Cup semi-final. McCullum's international playing career ended in 2016 after 100 consecutive Tests from debut, a historical record noted by New Zealand Cricket. This fair play profile keeps the award's official name—ICC Spirit of Cricket Award—rather than treating it as the IPL's team prize.
Fair play recognition and career milestones
Entries are ordered by their own dates. They describe verified records in this profile, not a live career-statistics feed or a guarantee of current selection.
2015 ICC Spirit of Cricket Award
New Zealand Cricket announced that McCullum had been awarded the 2015 ICC Spirit of Cricket Award; the award year is 2015 and the announcement was published on 23 December 2015.
First New Zealander to score a Test triple-century
McCullum made 302 against India at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, becoming the first New Zealander to score a Test triple-century, according to New Zealand Cricket's retrospective profile.
Dated milestone: Arshdeep Singh became the first India men's bowler to reach 100 T20I wickets on 19 September 2025, dismissing Oman's Vinayak Shukla in the Asia Cup. This is a historical landmark, not a current career total.
About
Arshdeep Singh is an Indian left-arm medium-fast bowler whose international profile is built around wicket-taking in T20 cricket. The ICC lists him as a bowler, a left-handed batter and a player who made his international debut in 2022.
A season milestone for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025, not a career total. The Times of India season table records 357 runs in 14 matches, with a 32.45 average and 132.22 strike rate.
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Shivam Dube is an India international all-rounder from Mumbai who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace. The ICC lists his international debut year as 2019.
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