Would be nice to bat higher up the order in One Dayers: Glenn Maxwell

The second T20I between India and Australia at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore turned out to be an excellent outing for Glenn Maxwell. The Victorian amassed his third T20I century and helped his team track down 191 runs. The right-hander notched 113 runs from 55 balls with seven fours and nine sixes and remained not out. He also bagged the Player of the Series Award.

Even in the first match in Visakhapatnam, Glenn churned out a breezy half-century that turned out to be a crucial contribution eventually as the match went to the last ball. He came to bat at number four and after the knock yesterday, the 30-year-old expressed his desire to bat higher up the order even in ODI cricket. Maxwell has recently batted at number six or seven in the 50-overs format.

“In one day cricket, it’s not as easy to go at the end. So it would be nice to bat higher up but it depends on what happens in the top four or top five. If the opportunity does come up, I’d like to take,” Maxwell was quoted as saying in the post-match press conference.

I don’t think I took too many ridiculous risks

As far as yesterday’s knock was concerned, Maxwell came to bat at number four after the visiting team lost Marcus Stoinis and their captain, Aaron Finch, cheaply. At that point in time, Australia needed 169 runs in 16 overs. Maxwell felt that he didn’t resort to taking unnecessary risks and it worked wonders for him.

“In my case tonight, when I came out, it was 15 overs to go I think. And as long as I get an 80 or a 100 out of that even, if I am doing that at a No 6 or a 7, it doesn’t really matter. It’s just me making the most of the opportunities when I get them. I think it’s just got to be about picking your moments. I think a little bit of it is that I have to go hard but I think I had been just picking off balls I can hit the boundaries in.

Like today, I don’t think I took too many ridiculous risks and I feel I read the game really well and was able to hit the ball in areas where the fielders weren’t at all. There are not many times I hit the ball straight over a fielder’s head but just place it in the gap and I feel that’s okay for me,” he added.

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