Australian Glenn Maxwell recently scored an incredible double century against Afghanistan. In this match, Glenn Maxwell scored an unbeaten 201 runs in 128 balls. The match between Australia and Afghanistan was played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. This innings from Glenn Maxwell grabbed a lot of headlines. At the same time, Glenn Maxwell's innings against Afghanistan has now been named the best innings of the year. Glenn Maxwell's innings was awarded the ODI Innings of the Year by Wisden.
Apart from that, Shubman Gill's innings against New Zealand was the best innings but Maxwell's innings won. Shubman Gill had played an innings of 208 runs against New Zealand this year. This match between India and New Zealand was played in Hyderabad. Apart from this, Rohit Sharma's innings against England in the World Cup was also in contention. Rohit Sharma played a brilliant innings of 87 runs against England on the difficult wicket of Ekana Stadium.
🚨 No.1 ranked Wisden Men's ODI innings in 2023
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Australia opener Travis Head scored a brilliant goal in the World Cup final against India. Due to this, Australia defeated India. It was thought that Travis Head's innings in the final could win the Wisden ODI Innings of the Year award, but Maxwell's double century was selected for it.
Apart from this, Fakhar Zaman and Temba Bavuma also had innings in this race. Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman had scored an unbeaten 126 runs against New Zealand in the World Cup. This match between Pakistan and New Zealand was played in Bangalore. At the same time, South African batsman Temba Bavuma played an unbeaten century of 114 runs against Australia. But Glenn Maxwell's stormy innings overshadowed all those innings.