Around 7-7:30 PM IST, Australia have been 49/4 when Glenn Maxwell got here out to bat at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. The time again residence was 12:30-1 AM and greater than half of Australia would’ve gone to mattress. Fast ahead to 8:30 PM IST, Australia are reeling at 91/7. The time is 2 AM in Australia and certainly, the die-hard followers of cricket within the nation additionally should have switched off their TVs in disappointment and slept. But those that stayed awake even towards their want, venting their frustration out on their crew for the abject efficiency towards Afghanistan, witnessed historical past.
Yes, your entire Australia should have woken up on Wednesday (November 8) solely to know that their ‘Big Show’ had accomplished the unthinkable within the World Cup. Glenn Maxwell actually teared aside the Afghanistan bowling assault at the same time as he battled excessive ache due to cramps. At one stage, he wasn’t even in a position to run and the person simply determined to stand and ship and did it with utter ease.
For the unversed, Glenn Maxwell created historical past towards Afghanistan turning into the primary ever batter to smash a double century in a run-chase in ODIs. He smacked 21 fours and 10 sixes throughout his sensible knock and single-handedly took his crew previous the goal. With this win, Australia booked their place within the semifinals and now they’ve received their sixth match within the row. This is staggering after dropping their first two matches of the event to India and South Africa.
Coming again to Maxwell, the previous cricketers again residence woke up shocked to know that the person who is typically criticised so much for his angle with the bat actually shattered data to take his crew residence. The likes of Michael Bevan, Damien Martyn who have been the most effective middle-order batters for Australia of their period could not cease themselves from reacting to the Maxwell madness. Even Tom Moody, Adam Gilchrist amongst many others lauded Australia’s quantity six and your entire cricketing fraternity is in awe of Maxwell for placing up the ‘Big Show’.
Here’s how former cricketers reacted to Maxwell’s knock:
Australia will now face Bangladesh of their ultimate league stage encounter on Saturday (November 11) at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
