“I have never witnessed anything similar.” – Ricky Ponting praises Glenn Maxwell’s valiant half-century

Australia and Afghanistan met in Game 39 of the ODI World Cup 2023 on Tuesday, November 7, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Following a few early wickets in the run chase, Afghanistan amassed 291 runs in the first inning, raising concerns for the Australian batting assault., Ace all-rounder Glenn Maxwell rose to the situation and played a massive inning while the entire top order struggled to score many runs.

Glenn Maxwell crushed the target, scoring 201 runs in 128 deliveries to secure the victory for Australia in what appeared to be an insurmountable run chase for the Men in Yellow. Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting was stunned to see his knock. Regarding his innings, Ricky Ponting expressed his opinion that he had never witnessed anything comparable to Maxwell’s. He continued by saying that he would be shocked if something similar occurred again.

“I have been around a lot of games, playing and calling, and I have never seen anything like that, and I will be very surprised if I see anything like that ever again,” Ponting told the International Cricket Council following the game.

Afghanistan was in the public eye at the time, and they were making a serious effort to hurt the Australians. There were words exchanged; they were verbal. The fielding group’s body language was excellent. He continued, “They were genuinely attempting to apply as much pressure as they could on Australia.

We will be discussing this innings for a very long time: Ricky Ponting

Furthermore, Ponting noted that Maxwell’s innings was something that will live on in history, emphasizing how little chance Australia had to win the match and what a miracle the innings was.

“After Maxwell made it through the first ball and a few fortuitous breaks, the rest is history. We will be discussing this innings for a very long time. He might have believed, at that point, that Australia required him to stay for the entire game in order to win. He realized that he needed to be the one to lead Australia to victory after 49/4. It’s a miracle of an innings; at one point, Australia had a 0.3 percent chance of winning the match, according to Ponting.