Twitter reacts to Brendon McCullum’s ‘inhuman’ innings

Brendon McCullum overtook the previous record of Viv Richards and Misbah-ul-Haq as the batters scored their respective tons in 56 balls. (Source: Reuters)

New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum on Saturday struck the fastest Test hundred -in 54 balls – against Australia at Christchurch. He overtook the previous records of Viv Richards and Misbah-ul-Haq who had reached their milestone in 56 balls.

The swashbuckling ton from the Kiwi skipper involved four sixes and 21 fours.

The Blackcaps’s captain also attained a new record of smashing most sixes overtaking the previous record of 100 Test sixes by Australia’s wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist.

New Zealand ended their first innings with a respectable total of 370 runs on the board.

Experts and fellow cricketers congratulated and marveled at McCullum’s achievement.

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Gobsmacked…Brendon McCullum take a bow, #fastest100 only you can write such scripts, what a way to celebrate a career. #Congrats #NZvAUS

— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) February 20, 2016

Cheers to Brendon McCullum for an awesome weekend so far!🙌🏿 #FastestTest100 #SweetAzzBro… http://t.co/BfMlhWM5TB

— Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) February 20, 2016

Wow, that’s some way to say good-bye! “I think I’ll help myself to a 54 ball century”!! #BrendonMcCullum. Playing his best cricket!

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 20, 2016

That’s going out with a bang #caaaaaahBooooom #FastestTestCentury congrats to #BrendonMcCullum #legend pic.twitter.com/WthzbwcJ8Y

— Darren Sammy (@darrensammy88) February 20, 2016

Unreal little bro. Amazing!!@BLACKCAPS @lukewright204 @grantelliottnz boys loving watching it. pic.twitter.com/BRKc2D6ZCr

— Nathan McCullum (@MccullumNathan) February 20, 2016

What a day. @TeamQuetta into the final, then watching Brendon McCullum smash it everywhere on a green one!! @MccullumNathan @grantelliottnz

— Luke Wright (@lukewright204) February 20, 2016

Every Test cricketer, at some stage feeling frustrated in the change room , has thought I should have just tee’d off…”Brendon McCullum” ✅

— Shaun Pollock (@7polly7) February 20, 2016

From New Zealand’s Prime Minister…

What a way to mark your final game Brendon McCullum, fastest century in test history! What an innings! #NZvAus

— John Key (@johnkeypm) February 20, 2016

… To Finch questioning if it is even a Test match!

Extraordinary cricket being played by NZ! McCullum in T20 mode!!

— Aaron Finch (@AaronFinch5) February 20, 2016

Brendon ‘History maker’ McCullum

That was the 3887th ton scored in Test cricket. None have been scored faster. What a slice of history for McCullum to take with him #nzvaus

— Brydon Coverdale (@brydoncoverdale) February 20, 2016

Can’t think of a better way to bow out of your sport..Baz McCullum has delivered what can only be described as a genius farewell..#NZvAUS

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) February 20, 2016

Brendon McCullum. Wow!!#54balls #FastestTestCentury #NZvAUS

— Mpumelelo Mbangwa (@mmbangwa) February 20, 2016

Great knock by Brendon McCullum on his last test match. Love the way he plays cricket,Simple and to his strength. Well done mate.

— Mahela Jayawardena (@MahelaJay) February 20, 2016

Australia are currently playing a new variant of cricket: FETCH!#McCullum

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 20, 2016

The great entertainer #McCullum in his last test showing his incredible skill and aggressiveness with a magnificent 100. #criczilla #ausvnz

— Damien Martyn (@damienmartyn) February 20, 2016

Even some Australians don’t mind the dismissal missed.

Man I’m gonna miss Brendon McCullum!! What a legend!! Not often I’m glad an Aussie wicket was a no-ball. Fitting end for a ripping bloke.

— Neroli Meadows (@Neroli_M_FOX) February 20, 2016

To wrap up, Brendon McCullum’s inning in less than 140 characters:

#BrilliantBaz

. 4 . 1 6 . 4 4 6 1 2 . 4 . 4 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . 1 . . . . 4 1 . 6 4 . . 4 4 4 . . 2 . 4 4 2 4 . . 6 4 4 4#NZvAUS #Record

— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) February 20, 2016

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