Days After Golf Cart Concussion, Glenn Maxwell Fights Cramps To Register 'Greatest World Cup Knock'

Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is the name on every fan's lips at the moment. His stupendous 201 not-out against Afghanistan in the Cricket World Cup 2023 match on Tuesday arguably went down in history as the greatest individual performance in ODI cricket. The veteran cricketer, who came into the match after recovering from a concussion he had suffered a few days ago following his accidental fall from a golf cart, was almost forced to retire due to multiple cramps and back spasms.

About a week ago, Maxwell had hit his head and suffered bruises as he had fallen from a golf cart on his way from the clubhouse to the team hotel. As per Cricket Australia's protocols, he was kept in observation the following days and the incident even saw him miss the team's World Cup match against England. Lack of practice during these days made him prone to cramps and muscle spasms. But, even they couldn't prevent him from recording a double ton against the Afghans.

Despite struggling to even move against Afghanistan, Maxwell channelled his inner golfer to hit sixes and fours purely on the basis of his mind-numbing hand-eye coordination. In fact, the next batter to come in, Adam Zampa, had run to the edge of the ground on multiple occasions to replace Maxwell but was sent back as the 'Big Show' decided to continue his fight in the middle.

Maxwell even admitted that when Australia was still more than 50 runs from victory, he nearly decided to retire hurt but then made his mind to keep the fight going.

He was on 147 at the time, with his team still needing 55 to win, and his exhaustion from bowling his entire 10-over quota during the hottest portion of the day had only made matters worse.

"We talked about coming off, trying to get some