That Australia’s maverick batsman Glenn Maxwell is an interesting character off the field is an understatement.

The 28-year-old was up having a good time at the headquarters of  video gaming company Big Ants Studios in Melbourne prior to his departure for the ongoing India-Australia limited-overs series.

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Maxwell was in the studios to do some visual work as part of the preparation of the game-makes latest product – ‘Ashes Cricket’.

The game is scheduled to launch later this year prior to the commencement of the Ashes series Down Under in December.

In a YouTube video published by cricket.com.au, Maxwell takes viewers inside the process of capturing his movements while batting which are to be uploaded into the game later.

However it was not just personal batting-style that Maxwell imitated for the video game makers. He is also seen imitating the batting stances and shots of other cricketers including his Australia skipper Steve Smith.

The Melbourne-based man started with an imitation of fellow Aussie batsman Peter Handscomb’s batting stance. It is Maxwell’s imitation of skipper Steve Smith’s batting-style that has got out attention. After watching the video, we must say that Maxwell gets it absolutely spot-on!

In a near-perfect imitation of Smith’s fidgety unorthodox stance, Maxwell had the entire crew at the studio laughing in unison when he copied his skipper’s famous leave in the Test series against India earlier this year.

After performing a carbon-copy of Smith’s pull shot, Maxwell proceeded to imitate other cricket legends.

He brought out his take on Tilakratne Dilshan’s famous ‘Dilscoop’ following which he does Sanath Jayasuriya’s whip over point.

Brian Lara’s pull-shot, Virender Sehwag’s square-drive and  Michael Bevan’s late-cut all make an appearance in Maxwell’s repertoire.

The Aussie pulled off all the classic shots of the legends with consummate ease but came unstuck while imitating India’s Ravindra Jadeja.

Maxwell tried his hands at copying the Indian all-rounder’s famous sword-dance with the bat but failed miserably in his attempt as he sent the piece of willow flying over.

Luckily for the Aussie no one was hurt during the massive-fail and to be honest, the sword-dance does seem like a technique difficult to master.

Maxwell does get former Australia openers Matthew Hayden’s and Justin Langer’s shots absolutely spot-on to his credit.

The Australian batsman introduces the viewers to a shot which has never been attempted in international cricket, and judging by the video, the shot is unlikely to feature in any game anytime soon.

Maxwell is currently with Steve Smith and co in India for the five-match ODI series and 3-match T20I series. The visitors were beaten by 26 runs in the first match at Chennai and will take on India in the second ODI at Kolkata on Thursday.