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  Maxwell *201: 'Maxwell  carried the burden of Pakistan's hopes on  one leg.  It was also a part of  nature's system. , IMAGE SOURCE GETTY IMAGES November 7, 2023 Seven Australian players had returned to the pavilion and Kiwi commentator Ian Smith in the commentary box asked Matthew Hayden, who was sitting next to him, 'Are Australia going to lose this match to Afghanistan without a contest?' Matthew Hayden laughed and replied, 'What did you say?'  This must have been very offensive to a small population of Australia.' Well, Australia and New Zealand are also traditional rivals, but saying this phrase to any Australian sports team would be an insult to it because the Australian team's philosophy of playing has always been 'never give up'.  It is also a part of their sports culture. Chasing a target of 292 runs, the Australian team was out for 91 runs in the 19th over. In the second innings on this ground, the fast bowlers become very dangero...

  'Whoever defeated India': Sami  Chaudhry's column The only thing in their performance so far is that defending champions England are at the bottom of the points table, otherwise everything else has been business as usual and the four semi-finalists have almost been decided. It was not long ago that Fakhar Zaman's unbeaten innings against New Zealand was being declared as the best century of the World Cup, but last night at the Wankhede Stadium, Glenn Maxwell played the best innings in the history of ODI cricket with his half-unfinished body. put There have been some great innings in chasing the target in the World Cup before, most notably the innings of the recent past, where Irish middle-order batsman Kevin O'Brien bowled Stuart Broad and James Anderson in pursuit of a dangerous target. The English team was overwhelmed by the contained English attack. But O'Brien's innings did not emerge in such unfavorable conditions as Glenn Maxwell was facing here.  Af...