PUNE, India, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Australia coach Andrew McDonald believes Glenn Maxwell's breath-taking shotmaking, best illustrated by his incendiary double hundred in Monday's World Cup match against Afghanistan, will inspire a new generation of cricketers.
Hobbled by cramp during the latter stages of his innings, Maxwell smacked 10 sixes and 21 fours in his batting pyrotechnics and McDonald said it would take time to fully appreciate the magnitude of the feat.
McDonald said the all-rounder was impacting batsmanship like compatriot Ricky Ponting or South African stalwart AB de Villiers did in the past.
"Players take the game forward every day, and the game is better today than it was yesterday," the coach said.
"Glenn Maxwell will no doubt inspire a new generation with some outrageous shots..."That's the beauty about the game, and he stretched the boundary as did AB de Villiers and Ricky Ponting in their time as well.
Persons:
Andrew McDonald, Glenn Maxwell's, Pat Cummins, Maxwell, McDonald, Patty, Ricky Ponting, de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, Villiers, Amlan Chakraborty, Simon Cameron, Moore
Organizations:
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Locations:
PUNE, India, Australia, Afghanistan, New Delhi