Is 'Kantara's 'Guliga Daiva' Behind Maxwell's Mumbai Miracle? This Viral Video Winning Hearts

Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell's remarkable batting on Tuesday against Afghanistan has become the talk of the town. His outstanding performance has also triggered meme fest on social media sites.

Among the lot, one particular meme is winning hearts. In the viral video created by some crazy fans, they created 'Guliga Daiva' from 'Kantara' for Maxwell's brilliant performance.

For unversed, hero Shiva (Rishab Shetty) is woken up by the demi-god 'Guliga Daiva' in the climax of 'Kantara'. Guliga's spirit possesses him to seek retribution against those who violated Panjurli Daiva's promise.

Similarly, the fans created pictures and video indicating that the Guliga Daiva possessed Maxwell which led him to destroy Afghanistan's bowling attack and help his team cross the winning line. The connection looked authentic and helped the videos/pics to go viral.

Originally made in Kannada, 'Kantara' was one of the biggest hit movies of 2022.

"Hope Maxwell @Gmaxi_32 see the movie #Kantara once World Cup is over to understand the meaning of this picture. One of most beautiful picture going around on Twitter from different accounts since yesterday," one user said.

"Maxwell had a Kantara effect, phir Mata Jag gayee...#Maxwell, [sic]" another use stated.

The third user said, "Whoever came with that Maxwell-Kantara meme, amazing idea. Too good."

Maxell scored a sensational 201 not out off only 128 balls, hitting 21 fours and 10 sixes. This was after Australia being down and out at 91 for 7 in pursuit of 292.