Australia’s Glenn Maxwell claims that Big Bash League drills helped his team score 200 against Afghanistan

a single lifespan time. A veritable blitzkrieg. The most amazing adventure. Words cannot express the magnitude of what Glenn Maxwell accomplished in his World Cup innings against Afghanistan.

The globe gasped in shock at Glenn Maxwell’s incredible double-century against Afghanistan. The lone man decided to pursue a massive total in typical Maxwell style, which was strongly laced with boundaries and sixes aplenty.

Despite having crippling cramps in his body, Maxwell physically held his ground as the Australian just destroyed every delivery that was delivered at him, causing Jonathan Trott’s Afghanistan team the worst despair.

Despite his disability, he amassed a remarkable 140 runs off his 201* in only boundaries with 20 boundaries and 10 sixes in his innings. To get that total, Maxwell had to rely on his physical power and timing.

Maxwell gave a lot of credit to the drills he used to do during his time in the Big Bash League (BBL), back in Australia, when asked how he had come to develop this style of play and how it allowed him to preserve Australia’s World Cup aspirations in their game against Afghanistan.

“I used to work on foot drills before every BBL game, going back about eight or nine years. I would stay dead still for the first 12 balls I faced, but I would try to hit them as far as I could,” he said in an interview with the Club Prairie Podcast.

“I essentially had to hold my upper body for as long as I could to achieve the perfect trajectory and feel like I got a six, regardless of the length. Your perfect heave point may really be found by working on that upper-body action without utilizing your legs.

Looking back to those [innings against Afghanistan], I had to make a few adjustments to the bowlers themselves so that they were bowling in diverse spots rather than simply half-volleys outside off stump. just depending on the material I had previously worked on and making every effort to adjust as soon as possible.

Maxwell has always been more than simply a force to be reckoned with. Actually, his choice of shots also plays a major role. Being the all-around dominant middle-order hitter that he is, Maxwell has never hesitated to take the most daring risks in an effort to punish the opponent. His innings against Afghanistan were filled with a wide range of fielding strokes, including pulls, slogs, and scoops.

Thus, in response to the question of what helped him be ready for such unconventional shoots, Maxwell said:

“I believe a big part of it stems from the situations I find myself in on the golf course, where I have to flick or throw my wrists around to get out from behind a tree.” It’s the small things in life. It, in my opinion, pushes the envelope and encourages creativity.

“If the ball is not quite in that area, I feel like my hands can get me out of trouble and do I give myself a few options for different lengths,” Maxwell said.

Whatever the situation, that innings’s pure magnificence cannot be disputed. Maxwell’s 201* will surely rank among the greatest batting innings in an ODI ever. And after a terrible start to their campaign, Australia will undoubtedly be hoping Maxwell can continue in this vein as they look to win a record-tying eighth World Cup.