Watch: Glenn Maxwell wishes Virat Kohli Happy Birthday in advance during post-match interview

Glenn Maxwell (Source: Twitter)

Star Indian Cricketer, Virat Kohli will celebrate his 35^th birthday on Saturday. With just one day to go for Kohli’s big day, the excitement among his fans is at its highest. A day before the former India captain turns 34, birthday wishes are storming in already for Kohli. Recently, Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell also dropped a heart-warming message for Kohli.

After Australia's last over win by 4 runs over Afghanistan in the 20-20 World Cup, Maxwell was interviewed by renowned sports broadcaster Neroli Meadows. He was reflecting on Australia’s narrow victory over Afghanistan and appeared in good spirits when he wished his Bangalore franchise teammate Kohli in advance.

"Yeah, so tomorrow, I just want to wish a very happy birthday to one of my very good friends, Virat Kohli. Hope you have a great day. I'll send you a text anyway. Enjoy, mate," said Maxwell.

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Kohli and Maxwell have been teammates at the Bangalore franchise for two seasons. Maxwell joined Bangalore from Punjab in 2021 after enduring a horror season which saw him struggle and scored just 108 runs from 14 matches. The following year, Maxwell hit top gear as he amassed 511 runs from 15 games at a strike rate of 144.10, a season where he hit six half-centuries.

At the Indian T20 League mega-auction, Maxwell was retained by Bangalore for ₹11 crores and scored 301 runs from 13 games in Indian T20 League 2022. Coming back to Australia vs Afghanistan match, Maxwell was awarded ‘Player of the Match’ for his innings of 54 not out off 32 balls which lifted Australia to 168/8.

Apart from his batting, he also took a smart catch to dismiss Najibullah Zadran. As Australia failed to defeat Afghanistan by a big margin, their hopes for qualification to the semi-finals now rest on the result of the England vs Sri Lanka game on Saturday.

Sri Lanka will have to beat England to remove the hurdles in Australia’s path towards the semi-final spot. Commenting on the precarious situation of his team, Maxwell said,

“We'll be following it (England vs Sri Lanka), we put ourselves in this situation, but hopefully Sri Lanka can do the job for us."