Sanjay Bangar is impressed with Glenn Maxwell’s reverse-pulled six off Bas de Leede’s bowling in Australia’s 2023 World Cup win against the Netherlands. However, Maxwell smashed 106 runs off just 44 deliveries as the Aussies set the Dutch a massive 400-run target in Delhi on Wednesday. They then dismissed the opponents for a paltry 90 to complete a comprehensive 309-run win as well.

During a discussion on Star Sports, Bangar said, “He practices them a lot. When all batters do knocking before the match, he first comes and plays the sweep, then the reverse sweep, and once that is done, he switches his hands and practices the switch hit. The best shot was the one over third man off a slow bouncer. I have seen him playing this shot against the Mumbai Indians in Dubai. You often see this shot in tennis or rubber-ball cricket but rarely in international cricket.”

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Glenn Maxwell hit nine fours and eight sixes during his innings. Bas de Leede conceded 115 runs in his 10 overs, the most expensive spell in ODI history as well. Sanjay Bangar also opined on Glenn Maxwell’s knock.

“The day his bat fires, he makes the match one-sided. He is a unique player and plays in his own style. He hits different types of shots that you might not be able to imagine at all. To hit that six over third man off a bouncer, it means he has special ability. You shouldn’t expect consistency from his bat because he plays such high-risk cricket, but whenever he plays, he will do something where the world will ask where he has been thus far and why he can’t do that consistently,” he concluded.