Published 19:04 IST, April 8th 2020

Brendon McCullum: KKR coach uses swanky Matamata house to pursue horse racing business

Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum announced his retirement in 2016. He played 101 Tests, 260 ODIs and 71 T20Is for New Zealand over 14 years.

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Former New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum anunced his international retirement in 2016. attacking cricketer is widely regarded as one of greatest New Zealand batsmen of all time. Post his retirement, he shifted to Matamata, which is a small town near Kaimai Range Mountains on New Zealand's rth Island.

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Brendon McCullum house details

Brendon McCullum has been living in Matamata town located in New Zealand’s Waikato region since 2016. In an interview with a leading New Zealand daily, former cricketer said he shifted his base to look after Vermair, his horse racing business. McCullum says that he likes taking care of his business and does same with full passion whenever he is t on away tours for various commentary gigs.

Off late, with McCullum spending more at home than ever due to coronavirus pandemic, he has seen posting pictures on Twitter, giving fans some glimpses of his swanky house and area surrounding it.

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Before shifting to Matamata, Brendon McCullum used to live in his six-bedroom home in Christchurch. His Christchurch property boasted of six bedrooms, four living s, heated pool and manicured lawns. It is reported that cricketer purchased  664 sqm residence in 2011 for $3.5 million when it had a rateable value of $2.86 million. Years later, it was furr reported that he sold residence for over $3.3 million.

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Brendon McCullum was recently appointed as head coach of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for upcoming IPL 2020 season. KKR were initially scheduled to launch ir IPL 2020 campaign on March 31 against Royal Challengers Bangalore. However, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently postponed highly-anticipated season in wake of coronavirus pandemic across world.

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Disclaimer: above Brendon McCullum house worth information is sourced from various websites and media reports. website does t guarantee a 100% accuracy of figures.

19:04 IST, April 8th 2020