The 65-ball knock, featuring 14 fours and nine sixes, was the second highest in international T20s and drove Australia to a world record tally as well as a comfortable 85-run victory. 'The Big Show'Burdened with the unwanted nickname "The Big Show" in 2013, Maxwell has had to battle perceptions about his enigmatic talent ever since. "Having that innings at the MCG, I thought 2016 was the year I was going to break open world cricket. The greatest hurt, he said, came when he was omitted from the squad for three tests in Sri Lanka, in which Australia's batting on slow pitches was once again exposed and they were swept 3-0. Despite his prowess on the sub-continent, Maxwell thinks he deserves a chance to add to his three test caps on home soil against South Africa and Pakistan later this year.

Source: India Today September 07, 2016 08:15 UTC