It’s Glenn Maxwell day!
That one morning of the year when we gather in the glow that is the magnificence of Glenn Maxwell.
That one performance so outrageous, so preposterous to confirm him the most enigmatic and unique cricketer of our lifetime.
If I was to write you the ballad of Glenn Maxwell, it would start with the previous game when he was promoted up the order to enter the fray at 1/259.
Eyes spinning, Maxwell never gave himself a chance hitting the first ball he faced from Shaheen Afridi straight up in the air. It caused eyes to roll all around the country.
This time he came to the crease with Australia 4/266. He faced the 3rd ball of the 41st over… and caressed a ball back down the pitch. He gave himself a sighter.
41 minutes later off the 4th ball of the 49th over, Maxwell hit his eighth six and brought up his century off 40 balls.
It was pure circus hitting as Maxwell shattered the record for the fastest hundred at a World Cup.
If there’s a gap in your day the best five minutes you’ll spend is watching the 17 boundaries he hit.
You’ll see textbook straight drives, hollow pulls, reverse sweeps, reverse hooks, off balance drives, inside out slices, clean swipes and muscle-bound pulls.
The ropes couldn’t contain him. The bowling couldn’t counter him. His teammates couldn’t believe what they were seeing and you couldn’t believe your luck watching him.
One night it’s a golden duck… the next it’s a record breaking century. One night it’s eye rolling… the next it’s eye popping.
The Ballad of Glenn Maxwell… breaking records and flattening conventions.