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The refused handshake by Glenn Maxwell at end of the Tri-Series final...

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Seems Sarfaraz responded with some choice words...

Totally unnecessary but is this what playing tough cricket is all about?

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Poor sportsmanship as usual from Australia

After the match ended, Maxwell shook the hand of Asif Ali however gave a stare to Sarfraz who pulled his hand out for a handshake. I can understand that Maxwell must be upset that Sarfraz hit him for 21 runs of an over, but it is just a game and he should have appreciated his opponents.
 
Maxwell was hurt at being hit for 21 runs by Sarfraz in an over. But he really should not have refused the handshake.
 
Yeah, saw that and thought it was nothing. It really was stupid by Maxwell. So much for turning over a new leaf 😂
 
Much a do about nothing. I'm sure they will be fine, if not, they need to grow up, especially Maxwell.
 
Someone should post a gif or video of cry baby Maxwell. :((
 
Sarfaraz is miles better cricketer than Maxwell anyway and achieved a lot more in his career as player and captain while Maxwell struggles to find a spot in worst ever Aussie side. So that's that.
 
This must be the new Australia Langer was talking about...
 
At that time I thought maybe Maxwell didn’t see Sarfraz.
 
Seems Sarfaraz responded with some choice words...

Totally unnecessary but is this what playing tough cricket is all about?
I am an Indian fan but all power to Sarfaraz for sticking up to bullies.
 
Sarfaraz is miles better cricketer than Maxwell anyway and achieved a lot more in his career as player and captain while Maxwell struggles to find a spot in worst ever Aussie side. So that's that.

Not defending Maxwell, but Maxwell was pivotal in winning his country a world cup.
 
May be he did not see him, as he was advancing to shake hand with umpire in front of him..
 
Australia reverting to type again.

Wasn't shaking hands with the opposition the exact thing Paine was campaigning for?
 
There is a reason why Virat Kohli ended his friendship with Glenn Maxwell. Hes an ehsan faramosh.
 
Who cares.

Let him be a baby.

He is literally batting like a baby with a full size bat in his hands these days anyway.

He made a total of 15 runs in two innings against Pak this series.

This is in the back drop of him trying to make a comeback so no wonder he is throwing a fit.
 
I thought I noticed that as well, That's really really poor from Maxwell! :/
 
The defeat must have hurt badly.

Poor stuff from Maxwell.
 
I don’t believe it’s because he got hit for 21 runs in an over.

That just doesn’t make sense at all. I’ve played so much club cricket but you don’t refuse to shake hands at the end because a
oppositon player has walloped you during the game.

It’s obviously down to something else - most likely something that was said in the field between the two, either when Maxwell was batting or bowling.

Regardless though when the match ends you shake hands, you don’t hold a grudge like that especially when your team loses because you come out as a bad loser. That’s the time to cool off on whatever goes on the field.
 
Also Fakhar also hit Maxwell for 11 runs in that same over, Sarfi hit him for 10.

So that theory doesn’t hold up at all, it’s def something else but we may never know.
 
Are you guys sure that he didn't handshake with any Pakistani player? maybe this angle didn't show it. Here it happened same thing in domestic cricket and looked rude but the player already had handshakes with all opponent players.
 
I don’t believe it’s because he got hit for 21 runs in an over.

That just doesn’t make sense at all. I’ve played so much club cricket but you don’t refuse to shake hands at the end because a
oppositon player has walloped you during the game.

It’s obviously down to something else - most likely something that was said in the field between the two, either when Maxwell was batting or bowling.

Regardless though when the match ends you shake hands, you don’t hold a grudge like that especially when your team loses because you come out as a bad loser. That’s the time to cool off on whatever goes on the field.

I was just about to post the exact same thing. I highly doubt he refused to shake hands with him just because he smashed him. Something must have been said during the game. If there was ever a post which has said exactly what I was gonna say, this is it. Agree with you 110%
 
If I see Maxwell in AUS he will get a slap for this, but a part of me doesn't mind, I think Maxwell may have watched Sarfraz's performance during the ENG / PAK Test series, it was shambolic really to being performing like an absolute tailender at the highest level on the grandest stage of them all. And it is clear that Maxwell may also have been ashamed of Sarfraz's obesity which also resulted in his wicket in the final, he's just too fat now and he never minds a fry up when ever he is over here in England just goes to show how serious he takes his diet and I question the authenticity of his fitness test results :mv
 
Are you guys sure that he didn't handshake with any Pakistani player? maybe this angle didn't show it. Here it happened same thing in domestic cricket and looked rude but the player already had handshakes with all opponent players.

No, he shook hands with others but ignored Sarfraz.
 
That's petty. :))

Probably had more to do with in-game sledging than the 21 run over.
 
He probably has Post traumatic Sarfaraz disorder. Not many people are able to look Saifi in the eyes after being milked for runs in an over by the man himself.
 
I don't think that any of the team member of Taylor,Waugh and Posting would have done that kind of uncivilized thing like Maxwell.But this should be expected from now on from Australia. Their cricket board cancels FTP scheduled tour of Bangladesh just for the sake of money.When their cricket board is just that kind of meanminded their player should be like that.I don't like Aussies.
 
Glenn Maxwell accused of bitter handshake snub after Aussies lose to Pakistan

AUSTRALIAN allrounder Glenn Maxwell has been accused of snubbing Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed in a bitter moment following Australia’s loss to Pakistan in the Tri-series final.

Maxwell was smashed out of the attack after initially picking up 2/2 as he opened the bowling for Australia.

The talented Victorian’s final two overs with the ball went for 0/33 and he’s now been accused of taking that frustration out on Ahmed as Pakistan reached Australia’s total of 183 with four balls remaining.

Videos posted on Twitter appear to show Maxwell walking past Ahmed before going on to shake hands with other members of the Pakistan team, including Shoaib Malik.

No Pakistan player or official has spoken publicly to confirm the snub occurred.

However, cricket commentators were quick to accuse Maxwell of “terrible sportsmanship” in an era where the Aussie cricket team is trying to repair its reputation following the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.

Maxwell’s apparent handshake snub in Harare has not helped new Test captain Tim Paine’s new commitment to sportsmanship.

Social media commentators also accused Ahmed of reacting angrily towards Maxwell.

According to widespread comments, Ahmed was heard on the television broadcast telling Maxwell to “f*** off”.

Maxwell had earlier given Australia a perfect start to defend its first innings score of 8/183 from its 20 overs.

He had Pakistan 2/2 after one over as a shock option to open the bowling.

Australia’s climb up the Twenty20 rankings has now been halted as Pakistan opening batsman Fakhar Zaman blasted a sublime 91 from 46 balls.

Zaman combined with veteran Shoaib Malik (43 not out) for a fourth-wicket partnership of 107 as Pakistan passed Australia’s total with four balls to spare — their highest successful run-chase in T20Is.

The pair punished the bowling of Ashton Agar and Jack Wildermuth with 16 runs each in consecutive overs midway through the innings to set Pakistan on their way to victory.

Zaman took out the player of the series for hitting 278 runs at an average of 55.6.

Earlier, recalled opening batsman D’Arcy Short responded from being dropped for the final group game by hitting 76 from 53 balls to boost Australia’s innings. Short put on 95 for the first wicket with Aaron Finch (47 from 27 balls) despite him struggling for momentum early in his innings.

But when the pair were dismissed, Australia’s momentum nosedived as they managed just 6-46 from their last five overs.

“I thought we should’ve got up around 200,” Finch said after the game.

“Towards the end they bowled really well and we just kept losing a few wickets which stalls your momentum a touch.

“I thought we started off very well with the ball but we probably lost our way in the middle there, Fakhar Zaman played a hell of a knock.”

Ahmed said his team was able to take control mid-way through their run chase.

“It’s a great team effort, credit to the bowlers,” Ahmed said.

“There were some dropped catches but we took the momentum in the second innings.”

Zaman said: “I’ve played here in 2016, the wickets were not that good then.

“Hard work in nets is the main thing. I take time at the start and play my natural game.”

https://www.news.com.au/sport/crick...n/news-story/8f0af0d2bbc93b51900fc6cbba077eed
 
Lol and one series ago Tim Paine was talking about shaking hands before series aswell.
 
Maxwell was probably most ****** about the fact that this isn't the same Pakistani team that couldn't score two runs of his bowling in the last over in UAE. Pakistan have gotten better and Maxwell has gotten astronomically worse.
 
I don't think that any of the team member of Taylor,Waugh and Posting would have done that kind of uncivilized thing like Maxwell.But this should be expected from now on from Australia. Their cricket board cancels FTP scheduled tour of Bangladesh just for the sake of money.When their cricket board is just that kind of meanminded their player should be like that.I don't like Aussies.

Ponting, McGrath, Warne were all top tier ******. Ponting destroyed a TV set in dressing room after getting run out in 2011 world cup. Aussies cricketers have always lacked manners. They're also horrible cheats (Underarm incident is the most cringy thing in cricket history)
 
Ponting, McGrath, Warne were all top tier ******. Ponting destroyed a TV set in dressing room after getting run out in 2011 world cup. Aussies cricketers have always lacked manners. They're also horrible cheats (Underarm incident is the most cringy thing in cricket history)

Breaking a TV set doesn't humiliate or insult opposition.But refusing to handshake with opposition captain when opposition captain himself wanted to shake hand is a serious insult and an uncivilized mannerism. Pointing, McGrath,Warne never did such a courtesyless thing on cricket field after an international match.
 
I thought he didn't notice. Now, it looks like he did this intentionally.

Jeez, what a LOSER!

Got out to an 18 yr and 19 yr old in two innings against Pakistan.

Probably had to be mauled in the UAE series and brought down to earth.
 
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As an act in itself one can say, its no big deal.
But if you assess in the context of how cricket has been played since its inception, the handshake at the end of the game is a core part of the game.
 
Its not a big deal. So he refused a handshake, so what? yeah cricket is a gentleman's game etc..But again who cares if one player behaves badly? Just move on and enjoy the victory. Well done to Pakistan by the way. Brilliant win.
 
Its not a big deal. So he refused a handshake, so what? yeah cricket is a gentleman's game etc..But again who cares if one player behaves badly? Just move on and enjoy the victory. Well done to Pakistan by the way. Brilliant win.

Not when the other player is the opposition captain and he is extending his arm to shake it. It just reinforces how sore losers Aussies are.
 
Wow.

I guess some posters here personally know the Pakistani team. And they're in a WhatsApp group with 'fraz, who told them what happened.

Maybe Maxwell is a baby, I dunno. Maybe it's about the 21 run over. I don't know.

But what I do know is people who are piling on Maxwell have zero access to what really happened off camera.

If it is about the pounding he received, which by itself seems unlikely, then it's childish.
 
Breaking a TV set doesn't humiliate or insult opposition.But refusing to handshake with opposition captain when opposition captain himself wanted to shake hand is a serious insult and an uncivilized mannerism. Pointing, McGrath,Warne never did such a courtesyless thing on cricket field after an international match.

Warne almost got into a fight with Samuels lol. That's far more worse than any random handshake refusal. McGrath was a well known bully. Actually most Australians players were. Bad part is they're cheats as well. Didn't need to cheat in the 00s since they were the GOAT team. Now they're back to doing shady stuff.
 
Its not a big deal. So he refused a handshake, so what? yeah cricket is a gentleman's game etc..But again who cares if one player behaves badly? Just move on and enjoy the victory. Well done to Pakistan by the way. Brilliant win.

You joking? That was a big contradiction what you just said.
 
You joking? That was a big contradiction what you just said.

I am just saying that Aussies are known to do such things. We should not read too much into this. They are never going to change. Pakistan played brilliantly and won the series. Better to savour the moment, rather than worrying about that one bad apple.
 
So after Imran Khans Naya Pakistan

This is Langers Naya Australia

Let bygones be bygones and carry on.Petty Issues
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/SIGOiEyOKL">pic.twitter.com/SIGOiEyOKL</a></p>— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) <a href="https://twitter.com/Gmaxi_32/status/1016226055953281024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/SIGOiEyOKL">pic.twitter.com/SIGOiEyOKL</a></p>— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) <a href="https://twitter.com/Gmaxi_32/status/1016226055953281024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Chalo bhai end of discussion.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/SIGOiEyOKL">pic.twitter.com/SIGOiEyOKL</a></p>— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) <a href="https://twitter.com/Gmaxi_32/status/1016226055953281024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2018</a></blockquote>
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That's it....
 
We like masala stories.

It was nothing but an unintentional oversight. Don't tell me you've never run into an awkward handshake situation in real life where you or someone else missed a handshake.

Not an incident.
 
Australian cricket is actually going downhill, 2018 has been a horror year for them in terms of controversies and losses.
 
So we are to believe that an experienced cricketer forgot to shake hands with an opposition captain?
 
I don’t believe it’s because he got hit for 21 runs in an over.

That just doesn’t make sense at all. I’ve played so much club cricket but you don’t refuse to shake hands at the end because a
oppositon player has walloped you during the game.

It’s obviously down to something else - most likely something that was said in the field between the two, either when Maxwell was batting or bowling.

Regardless though when the match ends you shake hands, you don’t hold a grudge like that especially when your team loses because you come out as a bad loser. That’s the time to cool off on whatever goes on the field.

If it was because sarfraz said something then maybe Maxwell instigated it first, we all know the aussies like to "play hard". If players stopped shaking hands with each other because something was said on the field then that means no-one should shake hands with the australian cricket team ever because of their history of sledging.
 
who cares

sometimes emotions run high
if it isn't the end of the world, don't know why people cry over this kind of stuff and some of the replies you see are just...
 
he could have gone back. Umpires arent made of cement.

It can happen when there are numerous people in front of you. You might extend a handshake and the other person may simply not notice it.
 
I think it was on purpose.

However, this is where body language matters, Sarfaraz did not meekly go ahead and try and get a handshake, he stormed off. That is what shamed Maxwell to apologise.

I think even Indians here will recognise that this is standard Australian hypocrisy and behaviour. When caught out, they "definitely" didn't mean it. But had Sarfaraz not stormed off, Maxwell wouldn't have responded at all.
 
So it seems like a mountain was being made out of a molehill.But if this Maxwell purposely snubbed Sarfaraz I would not be surprised.He has had his issues in the past.
 
It can be seen in highlights that Maxwell was walking right behind Sarfaraz and he actually saw Sarfaraz approaching the umpire. It was intentional by Maxwell. Nice cover up though.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Not shaking hands with Pak captain after winning the series its not a great example set by Glen Maxwell plus kids are watching his behaviour & looking up to him. Now-he should apologise to Pak team & Sarfraz ..</p>— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) <a href="https://twitter.com/shoaib100mph/status/1016268035013963778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Oversight. erm ok mate.

Seems that Maxi has been told to apologise.
 
It's over now, better to move on than stir things further. Maxwell clarified it further too.
 
Oversight. erm ok mate.

Seems that Maxi has been told to apologise.

Exactly! Because after the "oversight" I saw Maxwell walking behind Sarfaraz when they were close to boundary line and going back to their dressing rooms and clearly they were saying something to each other. Maxwell could have shook his hand there, but again he chose not to.

lol at Maxwell's tweet... especially at this line "I am currently looking for Sarfaraz in the hotel to shake his hand" Cricket Australia must have given it to him :yk
 
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Anybody else cringed at the image with the spell check errors.. or it is just my OCD acting up again
 
The guy made a mistake and has apologised for the same. It's time to move on I guess.
 
The guy made a mistake and has apologised for the same. It's time to move on I guess.

In order to apologize, you must realize your mistake first, admit and then apologize. He never apologized. Read his tweet again.
 
The way sarfraz came running out of the dressing room after the win, shows tension must have been in the air, seems like an ongoing sledging match with baby maxwel coming out as the sore loser.
 
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