‘King to jamai Raja of India’ – Fans react as Virat Kohli hails Glenn Maxwell after Australia thrash Afghanistan in ODI World Cup 2023

The Australia cricket team defeated the Afghanistan side in their eighth clash of the ODI World Cup 2023 on November 7 at Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai, owing to the batting brilliance of Glenn Maxwell. Notably, the middle-order batsman piled up an unbeaten 201 runs from just 128 balls, featuring 21 boundaries and 10 sixes that guided their side to an impossible win against Afghanistan.

Notably, following his great knock, a plethora of cricketers and pundits have started praising him. Meanwhile, his RCB teammate Virat Kohli is one of them. India’s swashbuckling batsman, Virat Kohli, took to social media and posted the story to congratulate Maxwell. The 35-year-old cricketer wrote, ‘Only you could do this. Freak’.

Notably, Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell have been friends for so long as they played for the same league in the IPL and have a plethora of records to their name. Meanwhile, Glenn Maxwell was ecstatic to play the great innings for the five-time world champions, which allowed them to book their spot in the semi-finals.

It would have been nice if it was a chanceless knock: Glenn Maxwell

Glenn Maxwell has revealed his batting plans and his approach, which guided them to the great win. Moreover, the great all-rounder reveals that he always believed in himself, and he was positive when his side was reduced to 97/7 that he would make sure his side won the game.

“Not too much (when asked about plans at 92/7), just stick to the batting plans as much as possible, for me, still be positive, still look to play my shots, that LBW, it was going just above (the stumps), probably that made me more proactive. It would have been nice if it was a chanceless knock, but I had my chances, to make the most of it tonight was something I can be proud of. Amazing, after the first two games, people were quick to write us off. The belief was always there (as a team), after today, it would have gone a bit higher,” Glenn Maxwell said in the post-match presentation.

Check out how fans have reacted to the Virat Kohli story:

King 👑 to jamai Raja of India

— Vishal (@VishalMalvi_) November 8, 2023

KING recognizing GOAT 💙

— cocomo (@SultanM45488238) November 8, 2023

Virat kohli calling it freak.

The GOAT saying: only you can do it.

This is how big that was pic.twitter.com/1nk9waAd85

— Sarwar Khan (@serverkhanbaba) November 8, 2023

Great player
💯💯 pic.twitter.com/fXrMMfhkBk

— 🇵🇰ABDULLAH🇵🇰 (@RYK_09) November 8, 2023

Maxwell Showed the defination of champion!
Like aamir khan in lagan😂

— Ronak Lakhara (@ronak_parihar03) November 8, 2023

GOAT appreciating one of the greatest knocks ever👏🏾

— Yogesh (@yogeshontop) November 8, 2023

Maxwell pic.twitter.com/xrspv1AO6I

— CONTEXTUAL MEME (@Contextual_Meme) November 8, 2023

It means Glen did what Virat could not.

— Muhammad S. Ali (@iamsufyanali) November 8, 2023