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Australia postpones Afghanistan tour for three T20Is due to human rights issues again

The Australia men’s cricket team has postponed the three-match T20 International series against Afghanistan scheduled for August due to human rights issues, Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Monday. “Following consultation with the Australian Government, CA previously postponed the ODI series against Afghanistan scheduled for March 2023 after a marked deterioration in human rights for women and girls in Afghanistan, stating we would: ‘Continue to engage with the Afghanistan Cricket Board in anticipation of improved conditions for women and girls in the country,’ CA said in its statement. “Over the past twelve months, CA has continued to consult with the Australian Government on the situation in Afghanistan. The government’s advice is that conditions for women and girls in Afghanistan...
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‘They start infighting, finger-pointing …’ Glenn Maxwell reveals how he targeted ‘subcontinent’ trait in Afghanistan to make them unravel

While the whole world and importantly the Afghanistan team watched him writhing in pain on the ground, and dealing with cramps in toes, calf, hamstring and back spasms, hoping he would buckle under, any moment, Glenn Maxwell had throughout been working on messing with their minds at Wankhede. The sixes and fours would inevitably rain down later to catch on with the target. But it was the casual, smiling bullheadedness to survive, of Maxwell with Pat Cummins and some cricketing chess that the former played that ultimately broke Afghan backs and gave the Australians an epic win that cricket won’t easily forget. Follow all the action from the Cricket World Cup 2023 on our special World Cup section. You can also find the latest stats, like the top scorer and the highest wicket-taker of the ...
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Glenn Maxwell feels no sympathy for Mujeeb Ur Rahman who dropped him during his sensational World Cup knock | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell harbours no sympathy for Afghanistan's Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who missed a crucial chance to dismiss him early in his remarkable innings of 201 not out during their World Cup clash in Mumbai.Mujeeb, positioned at short fine leg, let slip a straightforward opportunity off Noor Ahmed, granting Maxwell a lifeline when he was at 33.This moment, etched in memory, proved pivotal as Australia, struggling at 91 for seven, witnessed Maxwell's sensational batting display, guiding them to a remarkable three-wicket victory."I thought it might cost him another 30 (runs) or so. I do not feel any sympathy for him because I feel like I have done that a lot of times, where I have (been) given chances and have not made the most of it," Maxwell said on the podcast...
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Virat Kohli hails ‘freak’ Glenn Maxwell’s marvellous double ton against Afghanistan

Australia’s Glenn Maxwell celebrates after the match against Afghanistan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s batting talisman Virat Kohli heaped praise on star Australia all-rounder and his Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) teammate, Glenn Maxwell, for a knock for the ages that helped five-time champions Australia seal a spot in the semifinals of the ongoing ODI World Cup. Coming into bat with Australia staring down the barrel chasing an imposing 292 against Afghanistan at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, Maxwell singlehandedly took the Baggy Greens to a famous win with an unbeaten double-century. Battling cramps and niggles, the ‘Mad Max’ of cricket produced an innings that will undoubtedly remain in public memory for years to come. Over the course of his superlative knock, he also became...
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Cricket World Cup: No feet, no lower body power, all hands – how Glenn Maxwell smashed the greatest ODI knock of all time

Glenn Maxwell couldn’t move his feet. Such was the pain that he couldn’t put weight on his front foot. The back leg was also fragile. Every time there was an instinctive pressure on the legs, cramps would rush in. And yet, despite all these handicaps, Australia’s hobbling hero scored an unbeaten 201 while chasing Afghanistan’s 292 to pull off the greatest heist by a batsman on a cricket field. How?In many ways, Maxwell has a boy’s view of what it is to be a batsman. While there is predetermination in most of his shots, he has the child-like confidence to pull off reverse-laps and has the urge to whisk the ball to unconventional areas. Maxwell bats like someone raised on gaming platforms, and is perhaps the true representative of this generation. On this Tuesday night in Mumbai, he used ...
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Cricket World Cup: How Pat Cummins played Glenn Maxwell’s guide, handler and the trusted wingman

Pat Cummins’ face when he is about to hurl a bouncer can be quite a sight: fiery eyes, flaring nostrils, lips stretched out in angry grimace, and at times the tongue too sticks out, like the harbinger of wrath. At all other times, he is in utter control out there, gelled hair in place, a smile ever-ready to erupt; somehow he even manages to celebrate hard-fought vital breakthroughs as private moments in public view – he will put his head down, away from the glare, and roar as he pumps his fist, but makes it difficult for cameras to zoom in quickly enough for a visceral shot. It’s only when bowling the bouncer that his real battle-face is revealed. Even when another Glenn Maxwell six sunk into the stands to bring up an incredible Australian win against Afghanistan, Cummins quietly raised...
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‘Freak’: Virat Kohli’s unique reaction to Glenn Maxwell’s heroics | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Glenn Maxwell took the World Cup by a storm with his blazing double hundred that brought Australia back from the dead to book a place in the semi-finals with a thrilling win over Afghanistan in Mumbai on Tuesday. Maxwell's 201 not out off 128 balls, which came after the Aussies had their backs to the walls at 91/7 while chasing 292 to win, has come in for special praise across the cricketing world, including his team-mate at Royal Challengers Bangalore and the legend Virat Kohli.Posting a story with Maxwell's image on his Instagram account, Kohli wrote: "Only you could do this, freak @gmaxi_32". Maxwell was cramping up badly during his innings at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium, after he was joined by skipper Pat Cummins, with Australia in a precarious situation. But the Aussies no...
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Don’t count Afghanistan out yet, says coach Trott

File picture of Afghanistan’s skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi with team coach Jonathan Trott after winning the match against Netherlands in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 | Photo Credit: ANI Afghanistan have rebounded from defeat at the World Cup and can do so again, coach Jonathan Trott said after Tuesday's three-wicket loss to Australia in Mumbai.Afghanistan had Australia reeling at 91-7 chasing 292 before Glenn Maxwell's unbeaten 201 snatched a remarkable victory that sealed a semi-final slot for the five-time champions.Trott's side are sixth, trailing New Zealand and Pakistan on net run rate, but still have a shot at reaching the last four. They play second-placed South Africa on Friday."We lost the New Zealand game pretty heavily and came back and won the next game," Trott told...
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‘The physio said it would be really hard for you to come back out down the stairs after that’: Glenn Maxwell

Double centurion Glenn Maxwell played arguably knocks of the tournament against Afghanistan on Tuesday at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. However, under the hot and humid conditions, it was not all easy for the batter as he suffered from cramps for the majority of the innings. Speaking after the game he revealed why he did not walk off despite in pain. “We talked about coming off and trying to get some work into my back and trying to loosen up my legs a little bit,” Maxwell said. “The physio said it would be really hard for you to come back out down the stairs after that. It probably made the job a little more simple,” he told the reporters after the game. Batting on one leg after suffering from cramps, Maxwell just used his power and practiced range-hitting against the Afghan bowlers...
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Still base, arm swing, golf: Experts decode Glenn Maxwell’s power hitting | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Glenn Maxwell took Australia to the ICC World Cup semi-finals literally on one leg, as the six he whipped to signal his double century as well as Australia's victory exemplified how he maneuvered his injured state to produce one of the most sensational knocks in ODI cricket, especially in a run-chase. Maxwell was cramping up badly during his innings at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium, after he was joined by skipper Pat Cummins, with the Australian innings on the ropes at 91/7 while chasing 292 to win against Afghanistan. But the Australian all-rounder scripted an unthinkable comeback from that precarious situation to hit a 128-ball 201 not out as the Aussies not just chased down the target for a three-wicket win and a place in the semi-finals, but did it with 3.1 overs to spare.It ...
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Australia captain Cummins lauds Glenn Maxwell for ‘greatest innings’ in ODI history

Australia’s Glenn Maxwell and captain Pat Cummins celebrate the team’s victory against Afghanistan in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai on November 8, 2023 | Photo Credit: ANI Australia captain Pat Cummins said he witnessed the greatest innings in 50-over cricket on Tuesday after his compatriot Glenn Maxwell's unbeaten knock of 201 secured a miraculous World Cup victory against Afghanistan.Maxwell and Cummins got together with Australia tottering at 91-7, chasing 292 for victory against Afghanistan at the floodlit Wankhede Stadium.But Maxwell then smashed an unbeaten 201 off 128 balls and combined in an unbroken eighth-wicket stand of 202 in which Cummins contributed just 12."I think that's the greatest ODI innings," a beaming Cummins told reporters....
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Depression low to double-ton high, Glenn Maxwell powers Australia victory

Glenn Maxwell looked broken. He was crawling on his knees between overs, gasping in pain, but his spirit remained intact. The Aussie kept swishing his bat around to score an unbeaten 201 to script possibly the greatest ODI knock of all time. It was certainly the greatest innings in a World Cup chase, the one that dealt a heartbreaking blow to Afghanistan.The tournament’s giant-killers had reduced Australia to 91/7 while chasing 292. After beating England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, they had another former World Champion in their stranglehold and only the formality of pulling the trigger remained. But, in a game for the ages, the hunter became the hunted as a limping Maxwell carried his team across the finishing line. Maxwell’s double hundred was a throwback to Pakistan’s Saeed Anwar’s epi...
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‘Best ODI knock I’ve seen in my life’: Sachin Tendulkar on Glenn Maxwell’s double hundred

You know its a special knock when one Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar claims it as the best he’s ever seen. That was the distinction Glenn Maxwell earned as he scored a scintillating 201* against Afghanistan to inspire a three-wicket win in Mumbai. “From Max pressure to Max performance! This has been the best ODI knock I’ve seen in my life,” Tendulkar would write on his Twitter. Coming in to bat at six and with Australia seven down for 91, Maxwell pushed Australia to chase 292 – their biggest-ever chase in World Cup history and the highest-ever in ODIs at the Wankhede Stadium. Follow all the action from the Cricket World Cup 2023 on our special World Cup section. You can also find the latest stats, like the top scorer and the highest wicket-taker of the current edition, upcoming World Cup fixtu...
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Glenn Maxwell limps, crawl, falls but still sprints past the finish line against Afghanistan at Cricket World Cup

“Can’t move, but hits a six over third man. He’s a freak, different universe.”Australian captain Pat Cummins has been around for a long time to know Glenn Maxwell is a ‘freak’. But even then, as he watched the ‘greatest ODI innings’, the Australia captain could scarcely believe what had transpired. Cummins wasn’t the only one left with that feeling. “World-class innings,” Afghanistan’s English coach Jonathan Trott, a victim of many such Australian comebacks, said in admiration. Rashid Khan, their talisman, walked up to a hobbling Maxwell and gave him a bear hug. Deep within, Trott, Rashid and the rest of the Afghanistan players must be deeply disappointed. The stage was set for them to record their biggest win ever. The final confirmation, if it was ever needed, of their arrival on the ...
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Cricket World Cup: Why Afghanistan’s loss is good news for Pakistan

Glenn Maxwell’s double hundred has put Australia in the semifinals. With 12 points in the bag, none of the teams below them can match their tally. It means they will take on South Africa in one of the semifinals. There is a three-way race for the lone remaining semi-final spot. Here is a look at those in with a chance as the World Cup enters the final stretch… Afghanistan: 8 points, one match remaining against South Africa It has become all the more challenging for Afghanistan, who need a lot of help to go through. If they beat South Africa on Friday, they will end up on 10 points, a tally that New Zealand and Pakistan can also match. But with their net run rate (NRR) being the lowest among the three teams still with a chance of making the semi-finals, they not only need to win big agai...
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World Cup: Marvellous Maxwell conjures magical double ton in stunning win and powers Australia into semis | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Glenn Maxwell battled through excruciating pain and exhaustion to conjure his first-ever double century as he took Australia to a miraculous three-wicket win over Afghanistan at the World Cup in Mumbai on Tuesday.Riding on an extraordinary 201 not out from Maxwell, Australia marched into the semi-finals of the World Cup as they snatched victory from the jaws of defeat against Afghanistan at the Wankhede Stadium.Tottering at 91 for 7, the five-time champions Australia were down and out in their chase of 292 but Maxwell pulled off one of the finest knocks in ODI cricket history to help his side pull off a heist.As It HappenedDropped a couple of times, Maxwell made the most of his luck as became only the third batsman to score a World Cup double hundred."It would've been nice if...
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Watch: Ajay Jadeja spotted dancing after Australia make complaints of movement in Afghanistan dressing room | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a hilarious turn of events, Afghanistan team mentor Ajay Jadeja was seen dancing after Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne made complaints about the movement in the Afghanistan dressing room during the World Cup match in Mumbai.Australia found themselves in all sorts of trouble in their pursuit of 292 at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday. Ibrahim Zadran scored Afghanistan's first World Cup hundred as the tournament's surprise package team made 291-5.The 21-year-old opener's unbeaten score of 129 served as the foundation for Afghanistan's highest-ever World Cup total, surpassing their previous record of 288 against the West Indies at Headingley in 2019.Jadeja is being credited as the primary catalyst for Afghanistan's resurgence in the World Cup as they have toppled defendin...
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Watch: Rashid Khan takes Mitchell Starc to the cleaners in last over | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Afghanistan star spinner Rashid Khan always makes the batters dance to his tunes with his deceptive variations but when the opportunity arises he also hogs limelight for his batting prowess.Rashid rose to the occasion and made a mockery of Australia bowlers during the World Cup match as he cracked an unbeaten 35 off just 18 balls to help Afghanistan post 291/5 - their highest ever total in the history of the World Cup.The most electrifying moment of Rashid's explosive knock was when he smashed 16 runs off the final over delivered by Mitchell Starc, leaving the Wankhede Stadium crowd captivated.Rashid started the over with a boundary over a third man followed by a six that went into the stands at long-off, bringing the 50-run stand with Ibrahim Zadran, who became Afghanistan's...
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Ibrahim Zadran posts Afghanistan’s first World Cup hundred | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Ibrahim Zadran achieved a remarkable feat by becoming the first Afghan batsman to score a century in the World Cup on Tuesday in a group match against Australia in Mumbai.The 21-year-old opener, playing in his 27th one-day international, faced 131 deliveries, including seven boundaries, en route to his fifth ODI century.He reached this milestone by taking a risky single off fast bowler Josh Hazlewood, which turned into two runs due to an errant throw at the stumps.At the time of his century, Afghanistan had reached 216-4 after 44 overs, having won the toss against Australia, who are five-time World Cup champions.A victory in this match would secure Australia a spot in the semi-finals.Despite being a surprise package in the tournament, Afghanistan remain in contention for a pl...
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Australia vs Afghanistan Live Score, World Cup 2023: AUS and AFG battle in Wankhede

Story of Afghanistan’s magical run: From chopper fallen on cricket field to team taking flight in World Cup “Ye aaj subah hi gira hai (This has fallen down in the morning)’, Mirwais Ashraf pointed his finger towards an American chopper, a Sikorsky, lying on the ground where Afghanistan cricket used to train,” Rashid Latif, the former Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper recalls to The Indian Express. Latif was appointed as the first head coach of Afghan cricket in 2010. Mirwais Ashraf is now the chairman of the country’s cricket board, and as per Latif, he is working tirelessly to develop the cricketing infrastructure in the country. “Mirwais made his debut under me. We are still in touch, he is driven to make cricket popular in Afghanistan. The first generation, who I coached, grew up in...