Glenn Maxwell, an Australian cricketer well known as one of the most dangerous hitters of the ball in any form of cricket. Whether it be an ODI or a T20I, he was often applauded for his hitting. He has also transitioned well into Test cricket. Thus, he was also called as Glenn ‘The Big Show’ Maxwell.
No matter which format of the game is termed the most popular but the biggest and one of the most fiercely and intensely fought rivalries in the game is between England and Australia termed Ashes. It is one of the prestigious tournaments between the two teams. An Ashes series is traditional of five Tests, hosted in turn by England and Australia at least once every four years.
Cricket Australia (CA) along with England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is all set to give it a more engaging form with a video game as Big Ant Studios is making a game that is set to release in November. Big Ant claims that the game, once it comes out, will give the fans the most authentic experience they’ve had playing a cricket video game.
It will have players from both England and Australia men’s and women’s team who have been a part of the Ashes. CA recently released a video of Glenn Maxwell all wrapped in sensors from top to bottom playing various shots as asked by the team. He played the cover drive, the pull, the cut and host of other shots that he unleashes upon the opposition bowlers during the match.
He was doing so in order to record some likeness and motion capture for the upcoming Ashes Cricket Video Game. The most interesting part of the video is his imitations of other cricketers. Maxwell was asked to imitate Steve Smith’s shots and he showcased his immaculate memory by copying a Smith hook beautifully before recreating Smith’s unusual pre-shot ritual so perfectly that it would have made his skipper proud.
The Aussie all-rounder then went on to imitate former Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan’s famous ‘Dilscoop’ before doing another Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya’s square cut on the off-side. He was completely at home when being asked to replicate Brain Lara’s famous pull shot over square-leg as well.
The video shared by Maxwell has gone viral on social media and amidst all this, Australian skipper Steve Smith entered the scene and replied to Maxwell’s video by imitating him. The imitation came out to be quite awesome. Smith didn’t let him go very casually. In fact, he gave a tough yet a hilarious reply to Maxwell. Yes, he imitated Maxwell’s freaky dismissal in Big Bash League (2014).
Watch the video here:
Classic! 😂 Check out @stevesmith49‘s cheeky response to @Gmaxi_32‘s hilarious impersonation of the Aussie skipper! https://t.co/4sSvc73Ofi pic.twitter.com/P7yQOZohxZ
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) September 20, 2017
On the other hand, Twitterati has its cheeky reactions to the same in the hilarious possible way,
— Justin Gonsalves (@JusTaG_30) September 20, 2017
The Opppppppsssssss Moment pic.twitter.com/F4FyeH0PXk
— #AkhilNikunj (@befikrame) September 20, 2017
— 🇮🇳Reyansh Modi🇮🇳 (@imBmodi7) September 20, 2017
That’s gold, well left…
— James Campbell (@19Rusty88) September 20, 2017
Typical Revenge Taken 😂😂😂🙈🙈
— ❤ⱽᶦʳᵃᵗᶦᵃⁿADI🇮🇳❤ (@Aditya_k168) September 20, 2017
Savage!
— Arjun Krishnamurthy (@Arjun_K6) September 20, 2017
Despite all this, one must accept that Maxwell perfectly imitated veteran Cricketer Virender Sehwag’s gorgeous cover drive before playing a virtual shot that Michael Bevan, one of the greatest finishers the game has ever seen, used to play in his heyday cut shot to the wide of the wicket.
He was also asked to imitate Ravindra Jadeja’s sword dance. But he failed to do same as Jadeja, in fact, he lost his control on the bat and the bat slipped from his hands.