‘Like a salmon on the ground shaking’: Glenn Maxwell recalls dressing room banter after astonishing 201 | Cricket News

Glenn Maxwell produced one of the most astonishing Cricket World Cup innings smashing 201 not out off 128 balls on Tuesday to lead Australia past Afghanan with 19 deliveries to spare and into the semifinals.
Maxwell finished his highest ODI knock, unable to run between the wickets because of cramps, just slashing the ball over the boundary without moving his legs as Australia chased down its target of 292. He hit 21 fours as well as 10 sixes, the last coming off the final ball of the match.
The allrounder came to the rescue after Australia slumped to 91-7 in reply to Afghanan’s 291-5.
In a recent interaction with Fox Cricket, the Aussies star recalled a few hilarious mid-pitch conversations with skipper Pat Cummins and revealed how it helped him battle through the grind.Most Read
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“There’s plenty of banter being thrown around in the changeroom. Pat sort of walked in and thrown his helmet on the ground and gone, ‘Can’t believe it. My strike rate’s cooked. Unbelievable. Jesus. I shouldn’t have knocked back all those singles,” Maxwell said.
Pat Cummins finished on an unbeaten 12 runs off 68 balls.
“Obviously we’re all getting taken the mickey out of. I’m getting taken the mickey out of for not being able to run properly, like a salmon on the ground shaking. It was just such a great feeling in the changeroom. It reminded me of the T20 World Cup in 2021, the same sort of feeling — energetic, electric, exciting and everyone felt like they were heading towards the same end goal. Who knows, it could be the same here,” Maxwell added.
On the upcoming clash against the Proteas in the semis, he said that the team is confident about their abilities. “It’s pretty exciting for our group to have that belief. We’ve got four different century makers in our line-up (Maxwell, David Warner, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh). Guys who you feel are primed, ready to go, on the cusp of doing something special. I just can’t see a better lead in for us. Hopefully we’re in a positive frame of mind to take them down,” explained Maxwell.