Happy Birthday Glenn Maxwell
The birth of a rebellious Australian batter. Glenn Maxwell is the archetype of the modern short-format cricketer – bold with the bat, energetic in the field, and capable of chipping in as a part-time bowler. He is famous for astonishing reverse sweeps and switch smashes that clear the ropes at the world’s largest facilities. The man celebrates his 34th birthday today!
Glenn Maxwell has made many big records in cricket, including the feat of scoring centuries in all three formats. Maxwell is one of those special cricketers who have scored centuries in Tests, ODIs and T20Is. He is only the second Australian cricketer after Shane Watson to do so.
What makes Glenn Maxwell different from the rest?
Australia has given many big players to the cricket world but Glenn Maxwell’s aggressive batting style sets him apart from everyone. Whatever the format of cricket, Maxwell’s bat only knows how to score runs. Maxwell not only won accolades in Australia. With his scintillating batting and bowling, he proved his mettle in leagues around the world.
Maxwell also holds the record for the second-fastest century in the ICC World Cup, which he made against Sri Lanka in 2015. He completed his century in just 51 balls with the help of 10 fours and 4 sixes.
Maxwell is one of the few players who are known for their distinctive shots and batting style. He often plays superb switch hits sending the ball across the boundary. Glenn has coined a new definition of this shot and this shot is known by his name. Maxwell has achieved the perfection of hitting the switch-hit after many years of hard work.
Glenn Maxwell: Stats and Records
At present, Maxwell has played 127 ODI matches scoring 3482 runs for Australia. He has also played 93 T20Is scoring 2033 runs with highest score of 145* at the strike rate of 150.81. Maxwell is now one of the fastest scorers in world cricket. He has blazed through the limited-overs forms and has demonstrated his ability to transfer it to the red ball.
Maxwell’s power isn’t the only thing that makes opposing bowlers and leaders nervous. It is challenging to set fields to completely cover all of his scoring zones because of his talent for making unusual shots seem ordinary, such as reverse sweeps and pulls.
Apart from international cricket, Maxwell’s fame continues in T20 leagues around the world even today. This is the reason that in the IPL 2021 auction, RCB included in its team for a huge amount of Rs 14.25 crore. Maxwell did not disappoint RCB and scored 513 runs in 15 matches at an average of 42 at a strike rate of over 144. During this, 21 brilliant sixes also came out of his bat.
Maxwell may frustrate as well as excite with his daring, but at his best, he can completely change the course of a game. He is that player of modern cricket who is known to score in big matches and this is the reason why every fan wants to include him in their favorite team. We wish the versatile allrounder a very Happy Birthday! And hope we see his best game in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022!
