ICC World Cup 2019 | I've never hit the ball better, says Glenn Maxwell

ICC World Cup 2019 | I've never hit the ball better, says Glenn Maxwell

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Glenn Maxwell has stated that he is hitting the ball better than ever and is confident that his failure in the group stage won’t affect him getting a good score sooner than later. Maxwell has scored at a strike-rate of 190 but he has just 143 runs in eight innings ahead of South Africa clash.

Maxwell was in carnage mode against India when the asking rate was on the rise and struck an unbeaten 46 off 25 balls against Sri Lanka while 32 off just 10 balls against Bangladesh. This points to the performance of a man who has been in the golden form of his life but hasn’t really made it count. Maxwell also admitted that he is hitting the ball as well as any stage of his career and a big score is just around the corner.

"I feel like I haven't hit the ball better in my career, I just haven't got the runs. It's been nice to be relaxed when I got out into the middle, just runs probably haven't come the way I would have liked but sure they aren't far away. If I was out form and out of runs I'd be a bit more nervous but feel I hit the ball in the middle the other day [against New Zealand] then got one on the toe end, so I'm not too worried. I've been training really well so a big one not far away."

Ahead of the World Cup, Maxwell decided not to participate in the Indian Premier League and instead spent a month in county cricket with Lancashire. Moreover, he is in a very good head space and won't be changing any of his routines ahead of the semi-final. 

"I feel like I've been able to play my role over different times. Over the last two or three games I just haven't got away and the first bit of bad luck seems to go against you - against Bangladesh I was run out when I was hitting them as well as I ever have and from then it's been a bit tough going. It's just about not over complicating it and clouding your head even further."

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