<p>New Delhi: Star Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is well aware of all the records and said he drew on his experience of playing in India, including the IPL, to belt a 40-ball ODI century, the fastest in World Cup history.</p>.<p> Maxwell smashed nine fours and eight sixes on way to a sensational 106 off 44 balls to propel Australia to a mammoth 399 for eight against the Netherlands.</p>.<p> Maxwell was averaging 12.4 in ODIs in 2023 and hadn't hit a half-century in India in ODIs since the start of 2017.</p>.<p> 'The fact that I've made runs in India during the IPL pretty regularly over the last couple of years, so I'm not too worried about people saying that I haven't made runs in ODI cricket because it doesn't really matter, especially my role in one-day cricket,' he said at the post-match press conference after Australia hammered Netherlands by 309 runs here on Wednesday.</p>.<p> 'It's so similar to T20, so I just draw on those experiences, knowing that if I do get it right on the day, hopefully my team will be winning.</p>.<p> 'Having had a bit of success this year in India during the IPL, I've come to India during this World Cup full of confidence and even started well in the practice games with a good 70 against Pakistan,' he said.</p>.<p> 'People talk about my last 20 ODI games but they're spaced out over 6 years over different continents all over the place and one game at a time every four months, so there's not really much you can sort of go by.' Maxwell, who also had scored a hundred in 51 balls against Sri lanka in the 2015 edition, said he is always aware of the statistics. </p><p>'I'm very aware of them. I'm very aware of balls faced. I love the fastest 50, fastest 100 records. I think they're pretty cool records,' he said when asked if he keeps an eye on the stats.</p>.<p> 'Sometimes to the detriment of myself, I've always probably pushed the boundaries a bit too much. I think against Afghanistan in 2015, I was 88 off 37 and I was like I'm getting into the next two balls I hit one straight to cover and butchered it. I think I got my fastest 100 next game,' he said.</p>.<p> '...I've been in those positions before I could make fast hundreds when I get on the run - I know I'm difficult to bowl to. It's just about getting past the first ball.' </p><p>Maxwell said he wasn't in great shape ahead of Wednesday's match.</p>.<p> 'Yeah, not great. I was sitting in the changing room and I didn't really want to bat, which is a bit different than last game where I was way too eager to get out there,' he said without specifying the exact reason.</p>.<p> 'I was a little bit more chilled when I got out there. Didn't have many high hopes, I think. But yeah, I've been pretty cooked over the last couple of days. Coincided with the sleepless night last night with the family over...' Maxwell had a difficult last 12 months where he broke his leg in a freak accident and then recovered only to have an ankle soreness after the T20 series against South Africa.</p>.<p> 'There's probably moments post the South Africa T20 series when I was forced to go home with a little setback. That was quite a frustrating period,' he said.</p>.<p> 'I felt like I had done a lot of good work post the blast, all that rehab back at home in Melbourne and I felt like my strength and my fielding stuff was going really well and to have that set back on day one of my training was quite frustrating.</p>.<p> 'You do start to get some dark thoughts of like, is this going to affect me for the whole World Cup? Am I going to be struggling to get through every game? Am I going to be letting the team down by having to field in cold zones on the field where I'm not getting much ball? 'That wouldn't have sat well with me I think if that had been the case. The fact that I don't have to be hidden in the field is quite nice,' he added.</p>.<p> Maxwell, however, was not too pleased with the light show during drinks break of matches at the ongoing World Cup.</p>.<p> 'Well, I had something like that light show similar happened at Perth Stadium during a Big Bash game and I just felt like it gave me shocking headaches and it takes me a while for my eyes to readjust,' he said.</p>.<p> 'I just think it's the dumbest idea for cricketers when you've got this thing coming at you quickly and your eyes take so long to adjust and I think we just lost a wicket and the Perth Stadium lights went nuts and I was at the other end and it took me ages to get my eyes to go again.</p>.<p> 'It's a horrible, horrible idea. Great for the fans, horrible for the players,' Maxwell added. </p>
<p>New Delhi: Star Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is well aware of all the records and said he drew on his experience of playing in India, including the IPL, to belt a 40-ball ODI century, the fastest in World Cup history.</p>.<p> Maxwell smashed nine fours and eight sixes on way to a sensational 106 off 44 balls to propel Australia to a mammoth 399 for eight against the Netherlands.</p>.<p> Maxwell was averaging 12.4 in ODIs in 2023 and hadn't hit a half-century in India in ODIs since the start of 2017.</p>.<p> 'The fact that I've made runs in India during the IPL pretty regularly over the last couple of years, so I'm not too worried about people saying that I haven't made runs in ODI cricket because it doesn't really matter, especially my role in one-day cricket,' he said at the post-match press conference after Australia hammered Netherlands by 309 runs here on Wednesday.</p>.<p> 'It's so similar to T20, so I just draw on those experiences, knowing that if I do get it right on the day, hopefully my team will be winning.</p>.<p> 'Having had a bit of success this year in India during the IPL, I've come to India during this World Cup full of confidence and even started well in the practice games with a good 70 against Pakistan,' he said.</p>.<p> 'People talk about my last 20 ODI games but they're spaced out over 6 years over different continents all over the place and one game at a time every four months, so there's not really much you can sort of go by.' Maxwell, who also had scored a hundred in 51 balls against Sri lanka in the 2015 edition, said he is always aware of the statistics. </p><p>'I'm very aware of them. I'm very aware of balls faced. I love the fastest 50, fastest 100 records. I think they're pretty cool records,' he said when asked if he keeps an eye on the stats.</p>.<p> 'Sometimes to the detriment of myself, I've always probably pushed the boundaries a bit too much. I think against Afghanistan in 2015, I was 88 off 37 and I was like I'm getting into the next two balls I hit one straight to cover and butchered it. I think I got my fastest 100 next game,' he said.</p>.<p> '...I've been in those positions before I could make fast hundreds when I get on the run - I know I'm difficult to bowl to. It's just about getting past the first ball.' </p><p>Maxwell said he wasn't in great shape ahead of Wednesday's match.</p>.<p> 'Yeah, not great. I was sitting in the changing room and I didn't really want to bat, which is a bit different than last game where I was way too eager to get out there,' he said without specifying the exact reason.</p>.<p> 'I was a little bit more chilled when I got out there. Didn't have many high hopes, I think. But yeah, I've been pretty cooked over the last couple of days. Coincided with the sleepless night last night with the family over...' Maxwell had a difficult last 12 months where he broke his leg in a freak accident and then recovered only to have an ankle soreness after the T20 series against South Africa.</p>.<p> 'There's probably moments post the South Africa T20 series when I was forced to go home with a little setback. That was quite a frustrating period,' he said.</p>.<p> 'I felt like I had done a lot of good work post the blast, all that rehab back at home in Melbourne and I felt like my strength and my fielding stuff was going really well and to have that set back on day one of my training was quite frustrating.</p>.<p> 'You do start to get some dark thoughts of like, is this going to affect me for the whole World Cup? Am I going to be struggling to get through every game? Am I going to be letting the team down by having to field in cold zones on the field where I'm not getting much ball? 'That wouldn't have sat well with me I think if that had been the case. The fact that I don't have to be hidden in the field is quite nice,' he added.</p>.<p> Maxwell, however, was not too pleased with the light show during drinks break of matches at the ongoing World Cup.</p>.<p> 'Well, I had something like that light show similar happened at Perth Stadium during a Big Bash game and I just felt like it gave me shocking headaches and it takes me a while for my eyes to readjust,' he said.</p>.<p> 'I just think it's the dumbest idea for cricketers when you've got this thing coming at you quickly and your eyes take so long to adjust and I think we just lost a wicket and the Perth Stadium lights went nuts and I was at the other end and it took me ages to get my eyes to go again.</p>.<p> 'It's a horrible, horrible idea. Great for the fans, horrible for the players,' Maxwell added. </p>