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The feat achieved by Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell in the World Cup 2023 match against Afghanistan has gone down in the golden pages of history. Maxwell scored a double century to lead the Australian team to victory on the brink of defeat. He scored an unbeaten 201 off 128 balls with 21 fours and 10 sixes. He is the first Australian cricketer to score a double century in ODIs. Maxwell appeared troubled by cramp during his innings. He was also having trouble walking and running due to the stiffening of the veins in his legs. However, regardless of the pain, Maxwell single-handedly crossed the boat to Australia. Maxwell’s courage has been praised by the great batsman Sachin Tendulkar. He also revealed an interesting secret. Sachin said how pain became his medicine for Maxwell?
Sachin wrote on social media platform X on Wednesday, “Life and cricket have many similarities. Sometimes it is like a spring, what pulls you back also pushes you forward. Glenn Maxwell suffered a cramp during the game against Afghanistan, which reduced his footwork. This forced him to stay in the crease, but it kept his head steady. He could see the ball better and his hand-eye coordination was also excellent. Amazing bat-speed helped too. Different formats of the game and phases of the game require different footwork. And sometimes no footwork turns into great footwork.
Glenn Maxwell scored an incredible 6 double centuries, the only cricketer in ODI history to achieve this feat.
Let us tell you that on Tuesday, Sachin called Maxwell’s double century as the best innings in ODIs. He wrote on X, “Ibrahim Zadran’s brilliant innings put Afghanistan in good shape. They started well in the second half and played good cricket for 70 overs but Glenn Maxwell’s last 25 overs were enough to change their fortunes. From Max Pressure to Max Performance! This is the best ODI innings ever seen.” Maxwell is the only cricketer to score a double century in the run chase in ODI cricket. He became the highest innings holder in ODIs at number-6. Maxwell broke the record of Kapil Dev, who scored 175 against Zimbabwe in World Cup 1983.