Maxwell called it 'terrible' for cricketers at the World Cup

Maxwell covered his eyes during the light show between the matches Photo: AFP

The Australian team was fielding at that time. During the break, the floodlights at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium suddenly went off. A faint melody rang out on the speaker. Many of the audience in the gallery took out their phones and turned on the flashlights, the stadium shook. The floodlights flashed and went off to the rhythm of the music. Then all the floodlights flashed together.

Such a scene is not at all unfamiliar to the audience at the World Cup. Such light shows are organized during the matches. But Australian star Glenn Maxwell did not like it at all. This light show during the match seemed very stupid to him. Maxwell scored the fastest century in World Cup history yesterday in Delhi. He scored a century in a 44-ball 106-run innings with 40 balls. Chasing Australia's 399, the Netherlands lost by the biggest margin (309 runs) in men's World Cup history, all out for 90 runs. This light show was organized for about two minutes after the match was stopped while the Dutch were batting. Maxwell was then seen covering his eyes with both hands.

He did not like the matter, later told the media that this star famous for 'The Big Show', 'I saw such a light show in the Perth Stadium during the Big Bash match. Had severe headache and vision took some time to recover. I think it is very stupid for cricketers. Maxwell agrees that this light show can be very entertaining for the audience. But not good at all for the cricketers, 'I tried to cover my eyes as much as possible. A terrible, terrible thing to do. Maybe great for the audience, but terrible for the cricketers.'

However, David Warner, who played an innings of 104 runs in the same match, could not agree with his teammate Maxwell. Both Maxwell and Warner are well aware of India's cricket-culture thanks to the IPL. Warner is also quite popular in India. The Australian opener wrote on social media 'X', 'I really liked the light show. What a great atmosphere! All this is for the audience. We couldn't do what we love without the audience.

Maxwell could not sleep the night before the match against the Netherlands. Spent time with family. Perhaps that's why the light show in the field pierced the eyes. Maxwell said about it, 'I was not very good. I was sitting in the dressing room. I didn't want to go to bat, which is a little different from the previous match. I was looking forward to playing in that match (against Pakistan). But after going down (against the Netherlands) it got a bit cold. Been getting hot for the past few days, coupled with a sleepless night (the night before the match). I spent the night with my family.