Australia’s master blaster said he had not felt like batting on Wednesday night, but once he got going, he had an eye out for a record and duly broke it.
Glenn Maxwell, again the holder of the record for fastest one-day century for Australia, said he felt so ill and unslept before hisat Arun Jaitley stadium on Wednesday that he had not wanted to bat.
“I was a little bit more chilled when I got out there. I didn’t have many high hopes. I’ve been pretty cooked the last couple of days. Coincided with the sleepless night last night with the family over.Maxwell said the fall of David Warner and Cameron Green soon after he arrived at the crease had tempered his approach, believe it or not.
“I thought I was out: the reverse of Van Beek that went for six over backward point,” he said. “I thought it was going to be slower into the wicket or back of the length and he bowled it full at I think middle and off. And luckily enough my hand speed got me out of trouble. “I think if you can put pressure on a certain bowler and get a hold of them a couple of times in a row, you can produce mistakes,” he said.“I felt that was what I did in the 49th over. I was able to put pressure on his good balls to get bad balls, where I could actually hit for sixes.”It’s remarkable to think that it is less than a year since Maxwell badly broke his leg in a birthday party accident, imperilling his career.
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