Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell turned the cricket world upseide down as he slammed an unbeaten 201-run knock towards Afghanistan to take his group into the Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-finals. Because the cricketing fraternity remains to be getting accustomed to Maxwell’s mayhem at Wankhede, the Australia star’s teammate within the Indian Premier League facet Royall Challengers Bangalore, Virat Kohli, took to social media to has shis say on the whirlwind knock. Kohli, who typically rubs shoulders with Maxwell on the cricket subject within the IPL, mentioned that solely the Australia star might’ve completed it.
“Solely you may do that, freak @gmaxi_32”, Kohli wrote in an Instagram story.
Maxwell additionally took to Twitter on Wednesday morning, admitting that he was overwhelmed by the messages he has obtained since final night time’s knock in Mumbai.
“Fairly overwhelmed with all of the Thanks a lot to everybody that has despatched messages. @patcummins30 was superb on the market! Sorry I knocked again a pair Time to get again to dad duties,” Maxwell wrote on X (previously Twitter).
Fairly overwhelmed with all of the Thanks a lot to everybody that has despatched messages. @patcummins30 was superb on the market! Sorry I knocked again a pair
Time to get again to dad duties— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) November 8, 2023
Maxwell was dropped on a few events by Afghanistan fielders, notably by Mujeeb ur Rahman when the batter hadn’t even reached a half-century. Maxwell admitted that it could’ve been higher had he not earned a couple of lifelines en route his maiden double ton within the match.
“It was scorching whereas fielding at present, I have not completed numerous train within the warmth, it acquired a maintain on me at present. I wished to remain again and get some motion (on my legs). Not an excessive amount of (when requested about plans at 92/7), simply stick with the batting plans as a lot as attainable, for me, nonetheless be optimistic, nonetheless look to play my photographs, that LBW, it was going simply above (the stumps), in all probability that made me be extra proactive. A touch of swing and nip (off the floor), because it occurs right here beneath lights, they bowled superbly to use that.
“It could have been good if it was a chanceless knock, however I had my probabilities, to profit from it tonight was one thing I may be pleased with. Wonderful, after the primary two video games, folks had been fast to jot down us off. The idea was at all times there (as a group), after at present, it could have gone a bit increased,” he mentioned within the post-match presentation ceremony.
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