Aussie cricket veteran Glenn Maxwell has taken what some people are calling the best catch ever seen Down Under.
The 36-year-old stunned viewers on Wednesday night when he dismissed Brisbane’s Jack Prestwidge during the Melbourne Stars’ Big Bash League victory at the Gabba.
Prestwidge was on 4 when he smashed a shot to the boundary and it looked certain to go for six.
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But Maxwell leapt off the ground and somehow caught the ball in his right hand, threw it back infield before he landed, and then got back over the rope to complete the catch.
Maxwell is known for doing freakish things on the field and he was relatively reserved following the epic feat, but it left commentators stunned.
Glenn Maxwell stunned the BBL with this flying boundary catch. Nine
“Unbelievable. We have seen some incredible stuff this summer but that is the catch of the year,” Mark Howard said on Fox Cricket.
“Maxwell, like Lebron James, flying through the air, flicks it back and takes something that only Glenn Maxwell could do.
“I don’t think I have ever seen a better catch than that.”
English cricket great Michael Vaughan could hardly believe his eyes.
“That’s genius, it really is,” he said.
Many viewers claimed it may be the best catch ever taken in the BBL.
Maxwell was typically reluctant to sing his own praises when speaking about it afterwards.
“It’s something I practice a fair bit,” he said.
“I’m probably not the person to judge (if it’s the best ever) – Jordan Silk has taken a lot of good catches, and (Ben Duckett’s) was pretty good the other day.”
Social media went nuts over the catch, including England’s Barmy Army supporter group.
