Melbourne, Sept. 4 -- Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell named Indian batting icon Virat Kohli as the "best-ever" in ODI cricket, hailing his ability to time the ball well and put the ball into gaps effortlessly.

Maxwell was speaking on 'Keeping it Cricket' podcast, with former Aussie cricketers Brad Haddin and Alyssa Healy as hosts.

Speaking on his all-time bests across formats, Maxwell first mentioned Virat for ODIs, saying, "The best I ever saw in one-day cricket, is Kohli. Like, some of the innings he has played against us have been ridiculous. He has just got more time. He is able to put the ball where he wants in the field, and yeah, just a different level."

With 14,941 runs in 314 ODIs and 302 innings at an average of 58.59 an...