“Don’t Choose Virat Kohli”: Glenn Maxwell’s Wiser Counsel For India’s T20 World Cup Squad Selectors

Glenn Maxwell, a colleague of Virat Kohli’s at Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), has defended the star batter’s selection in the T20 World Cup squad despite criticism from the outside about his T20 batting abilities.

In the 2016 T20 World Cup, Australia’s offensive batsman brought back memories of Kohli’s batting masterpiece when he amassed an undefeated 82 off 51 balls to lead India to a convincing victory against his team.

The top Indian batsman has been performing well for RCB in the current IPL 2024 season. With 319 runs in six matches—two hundred and fifty—he leads the competition in run scoring.

The most reliable player I’ve ever faced is Virat Kohli. His career really is the greatest tournament rap sheet, as you can see. His T20 World Cup 2016 innings against us in Mohali were the best I’ve ever seen him play against me. It altered the overall appearance of the game. On an unpredictable wicket, he was striking balls to various parts of the pitch. He has the ability to quickly adjust the position of his hands, flicking them almost like a table tennis bat to time them into the opening or over the fences. It’s unparalleled anywhere on the globe. Maxwell said, “His awareness is phenomenal,” on ESPN’s Around the Wicket Show.

“Watching him approach it and training with him has been incredible. I still have to compete with him, however. Therefore, I hope India doesn’t choose him,” the daring Australian said.

The 35-year-old batsman broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record in the 2023 ODI World Cup by finishing with a record-breaking 765 runs in 11 matches, including three hundreds and six half-centuries.

Kohli’s achievement in the ODI World Cup is evidence of both his batting talent and mental toughness in these major events. He is one of the best hitters in all forms when it comes to run-chasing and anchoring the innings, despite the mention of his low strike rate in the shortest format.