Hundreds of IPL fans were surprised when Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, sent out a tweet praising ‘Maxwell.’ Royal Challengers Bangalore had just defeated Rajasthan Royals, courtesy Aussie all-rounder Glenn Maxwell’s spectacular performance.

As it turns out, Musk was praising James Clerk Maxwell, one of the greatest physicists ever. Musk was replying to a tweet from Space.com, which had shared an article about James Clerk.

Maxwell was incredible

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 29, 2021

Yes sir. We all just saw the RCB match too.