The Australian cricket team etched their name to the history books when the Kangaroos registered an emphatic victory by 309 runs vs the Netherlands cricket team in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 being held in India from the 5th of October. Australia’s opening batter David Warner an all-rounder Glenn Maxwell both scored a century each which included a historic record ton in ICC ODI World Cup by the latter.
However it is the Glenn Maxwell’s post match remark about the the light shows being organized by the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) throughout all the all the venues of the World Cup 2023. No different was the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi when a light show was organized by the BCCI to entertain the crowd in attendance.
However, following Australia’s epic win over the Dutch, Glenn Maxwell had a different opinion when the all-rounder disapproved of the idea of the light shows being organized by the BCCI. Maxwell said, “I just think it’s the dumbest idea for cricketers when you’ve got this thing coming at you quickly and your eyes take so long to adjust and I think we just lost a wicket and the Perth Stadium lights went nuts and I was at the other end and it took me ages to get my eyes to go again. It’s a horrible, horrible idea. Great for the fans, horrible for the players,” the 35-year-old added.
However his teammate David Warner has a different perspective about this. Replying to Glenn Maxwell comment on social media, Warner said that he loves the light shows and praised the atmosphere. He further added that it is all about the fans. “I absolutely loved the light show, what an atmosphere. It’s all about the fans. Without you all we won’t be able to do what we love.”
I absolutely loved the light show, what an atmosphere. It’s all about the fans. Without you all we won’t be able to do what we love. 🙏🙏🙏 https://t.co/ywKVn5d5gc
— David Warner (@davidwarner31) October 25, 2023
Talking about the match last night, batting first, Australia scored 399 runs for the loss of 8 wickets vs the Netherlands cricket cricket team, setting them a huge 400 runs target to chase. David Warner and Glenn Maxwell both their individual century, with Maxwell achieving the record for the fastest century in the history of the ICC Cricket World Cup, in just 40 balls. Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne both half-century as well.
Chasing the total, Netherlands could only score 90 runs and lost the match by 309 runs. Adam Zampa was the highest wicket-taker for the Australian cricket team with 4 wickets in his 3 overs and gave away only 8 runs. Mitchell Marsh took 2 wickets while the trio of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood took 1 wicket each.
