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I think you have said this before and it makes logical sense. But I don't think Maxwell was in danger of getting dropped. I think the pressure was on Carey.
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I think you have said this before and it makes logical sense. But I don't think Maxwell was in danger of getting dropped. I think the pressure was on Carey.
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KP not happy with Glen Maxwell
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A fourth straight defeat in the IPL 2020 has seen Kings XI Punjab slip to the bottom of the points-table. After starting their campaign with a close defeat to Delhi Capitals in the Super Over, Kings XI Punjab beat Royal Challengers Bangalore comprehensively by 97 runs for their first win. But ever since, the side has endured losses to Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings and now Sunrisers Hyderabad.
While there may be certain issues plaguing the team, the one factor that cannot go hidden is the failure of key player Glenn Maxwell with the bat. In six IPL games, Maxwell has scored 1, 5, 13, 11, 11* and 7, which are pretty poor numbers for someone of calibre. With KXIP desperately in need to avert their slide, former England captain Kevin Pietersen feels the team needs to start looking beyond Maxwell.
“These guys (KXIP) will have to get something out of Maxwell. You cannot keep an overseas player’s spot like this. Glenn Maxwell hasn’t scored at all in this IPL,” Pietersen during commentary. “Rahul hasn’t got the support from his overseas players. Yes, Pooran scored runs today, but one player is Maxwell. Maxwell either has to be sidelined or he gets just one more opportunity,” he added later during the post-match show
There were concerns regarding West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran as well, but the left-hander dispelled them with a knock of 77 off 37 balls including five fours and seven sixes on Thursday in Dubai. KXIP coach Anil Kumble revealed that had it not been for a slight food poisoning issue, Chris Gayle would have played the match, meaning that the explosive left-hander should be up and running for the next game. Pietersen reckons that in order to bring in Gayle, captain KL Rahul will need to make the tough decision and leave Maxwell out.
“It’s about just knuckling down and trying to speak to the players individually and trying to get the best out of the players. But also, set your mark out and say ‘this is the team that I am going to play for the next 3-4 games’.
“I am going to (have a) go at Maxwell here because he hasn’t delivered. He is a big, big player for that franchise. If he is not part of the process, then you have to bring somebody else in,” Pietersen said.
“And Gayle, Anil Kumble said he would have played but he had a bit of an upset tummy. So he is going to have to produce some magic but where is he going to bat? I don’t think he can bat at No. 3 or No. 4 because of his running between the wicket.”
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...jab-line-up/story-uqPlI8Fh023hqr0RszotxM.html
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A fourth straight defeat in the IPL 2020 has seen Kings XI Punjab slip to the bottom of the points-table. After starting their campaign with a close defeat to Delhi Capitals in the Super Over, Kings XI Punjab beat Royal Challengers Bangalore comprehensively by 97 runs for their first win. But ever since, the side has endured losses to Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings and now Sunrisers Hyderabad.
While there may be certain issues plaguing the team, the one factor that cannot go hidden is the failure of key player Glenn Maxwell with the bat. In six IPL games, Maxwell has scored 1, 5, 13, 11, 11* and 7, which are pretty poor numbers for someone of calibre. With KXIP desperately in need to avert their slide, former England captain Kevin Pietersen feels the team needs to start looking beyond Maxwell.
“These guys (KXIP) will have to get something out of Maxwell. You cannot keep an overseas player’s spot like this. Glenn Maxwell hasn’t scored at all in this IPL,” Pietersen during commentary. “Rahul hasn’t got the support from his overseas players. Yes, Pooran scored runs today, but one player is Maxwell. Maxwell either has to be sidelined or he gets just one more opportunity,” he added later during the post-match show
There were concerns regarding West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran as well, but the left-hander dispelled them with a knock of 77 off 37 balls including five fours and seven sixes on Thursday in Dubai. KXIP coach Anil Kumble revealed that had it not been for a slight food poisoning issue, Chris Gayle would have played the match, meaning that the explosive left-hander should be up and running for the next game. Pietersen reckons that in order to bring in Gayle, captain KL Rahul will need to make the tough decision and leave Maxwell out.
“It’s about just knuckling down and trying to speak to the players individually and trying to get the best out of the players. But also, set your mark out and say ‘this is the team that I am going to play for the next 3-4 games’.
“I am going to (have a) go at Maxwell here because he hasn’t delivered. He is a big, big player for that franchise. If he is not part of the process, then you have to bring somebody else in,” Pietersen said.
“And Gayle, Anil Kumble said he would have played but he had a bit of an upset tummy. So he is going to have to produce some magic but where is he going to bat? I don’t think he can bat at No. 3 or No. 4 because of his running between the wicket.”
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...jab-line-up/story-uqPlI8Fh023hqr0RszotxM.html
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Former Indian spinner Pragyan Ojha feels Kings XI Punjab Captain KL Rahul is not playing like his usual self and has been burdened under the pressure of a rather fragile middle-order of his team in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League. On Thursday, KXIP suffered their fifth defeat of the season against Sunrisers Hyderabad, and the lack of experience was visible in their batting line-up.
“Last game, and this game also we saw that KL Rahul was not comfortable, the way he was batting. Previously we have seen he just went out, he batted the way he wanted to, pure magic. But the last two games, I don’t know he was not there,” Ojha told Sports Today.
Rahul is batting well so far in the tournament and is firmly holding his claim on the orange cap with 313 runs in six outings. He is scoring runs at a strike rate of 136.68 but his powerplay strike rate (113.3) is a spot of concern for the team management.
“I think he was just trying to play because he knew that the middle order is not doing well, that pressure and this game you know when you have over 200 runs to chase, any batsman would feel the pressure. And Rahul knows that if he and Mayank don’t do well, they have a fragile middle order. Anil Kumble mentioned Chris Gayle, they wanted him to play but he was not well,” Ojha further said.
Glenn Maxwell has failed to share the burden off Rahul’s shoulder. The Australia all-rounder has managed just 48 runs in six matches and struggled to find his rhythm. There were expectations of him to replicate his heroics from the previous edition but another low score on Thursday has put his place in jeopardy.
“The message was very clear that they were not happy with Maxwell. It’s a clear statement if Chris Gayle walks in, Maxwell walks out. KXIP have been unlucky but KL Rahul was not the ‘KL’ that we have seen so far,” Ojha concluded.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...chris-gayle/story-qMRx0xg9PelMjwWBDgwndI.html
“Last game, and this game also we saw that KL Rahul was not comfortable, the way he was batting. Previously we have seen he just went out, he batted the way he wanted to, pure magic. But the last two games, I don’t know he was not there,” Ojha told Sports Today.
Rahul is batting well so far in the tournament and is firmly holding his claim on the orange cap with 313 runs in six outings. He is scoring runs at a strike rate of 136.68 but his powerplay strike rate (113.3) is a spot of concern for the team management.
“I think he was just trying to play because he knew that the middle order is not doing well, that pressure and this game you know when you have over 200 runs to chase, any batsman would feel the pressure. And Rahul knows that if he and Mayank don’t do well, they have a fragile middle order. Anil Kumble mentioned Chris Gayle, they wanted him to play but he was not well,” Ojha further said.
Glenn Maxwell has failed to share the burden off Rahul’s shoulder. The Australia all-rounder has managed just 48 runs in six matches and struggled to find his rhythm. There were expectations of him to replicate his heroics from the previous edition but another low score on Thursday has put his place in jeopardy.
“The message was very clear that they were not happy with Maxwell. It’s a clear statement if Chris Gayle walks in, Maxwell walks out. KXIP have been unlucky but KL Rahul was not the ‘KL’ that we have seen so far,” Ojha concluded.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...chris-gayle/story-qMRx0xg9PelMjwWBDgwndI.html
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Glenn Maxwell might still be an international batting superstar but he's not IPL level anymore
It's a sad reality but going by his outings in IPL this year, this seems like writing on the wall.
He used to be great.
It's a sad reality but going by his outings in IPL this year, this seems like writing on the wall.
He used to be great.
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Add Pat Cummins to this list as well
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One bad tournament doesn't mean he is suddenly not good.
Also, what is IPL level? Are you implying IPL has better quality than international cricket?
Also, what is IPL level? Are you implying IPL has better quality than international cricket?
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Lmao. The guy just hit a ton vs England in England to win his team the series, first time England lost an ODI series at home since 2015.
That is a far better performance at a much higher standard than IPL.
I like ipl but don't get delusional lmao.
That is a far better performance at a much higher standard than IPL.
I like ipl but don't get delusional lmao.
I have a habit of predicting who started the thread whenever I see a new topic and this time I was absolutely certain that it was Bhaijaan simplay by reading the word "IPL Level"
Bhaijan has certainly given us some gems
1. Kohli batting under the shadow of Rahul( better than even AB lol)
2. Hafeez3.0
3..... The list goes on
Bhaijan has certainly given us some gems
1. Kohli batting under the shadow of Rahul( better than even AB lol)
2. Hafeez3.0
3..... The list goes on
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He is a hack. He is a mediocre player in odi and tests.
In t20 though he can hulk smash. Still a hack though. Do not rate this guy tbh but he is sort of good in international format.
iPL is a good standard but c'mon lol don't go overboard haha.
In t20 though he can hulk smash. Still a hack though. Do not rate this guy tbh but he is sort of good in international format.
iPL is a good standard but c'mon lol don't go overboard haha.
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Just shows that even the best players can have an off season
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It seems he is enjoying his paid vacation in IPL. 
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He was the most valuable player in IPL in one of the earlier season.
Fair to say that in 2020, when CoVId hit, Glenn Maxwell may still be good enough to play for Australia and win them games in LOIs but unfortunately is not good enough for Kings XI Punjab in Indian Premier League Season 13 (2020) and moving forward.
Fair to say that in 2020, when CoVId hit, Glenn Maxwell may still be good enough to play for Australia and win them games in LOIs but unfortunately is not good enough for Kings XI Punjab in Indian Premier League Season 13 (2020) and moving forward.
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I am your bhai Jaan now.
You went missing after you were apologetic for Ab Devilliers having to earn bread and butter for his poor family in IPL. Also you defended Pat Cummins for his consistently below par performances. You are extremely biased in favour of IPL and Its failed overseas players
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Where was Maxwell yesterday when his team was celebrating that epic win? Crying inside the dressing room or annoyed that KL didn’t back him to play any of the 2 super overs?
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IPL level either means 'paid vacation' or 'I don't give a damn' level.
IPL is for the foreigners who want some samosas and biryani. Truly "I don't give a damn level"
I know what you did here FC.....
In UAE, Aussies are playing after long time - that wicket doesn’t suit them. I think, in longer game they’ll adjust (it’s easier to adjust if you have breathing space), but in T20, it’s difficult. If next IPL is also hosted by UAE, I am sure SENA players will have better show. Apart from Archer & Nortje, and last game Ferguson, I think SENA players in general have struggled with the pace & bounce (lack of it) in UAE tracks. Even Kok is founding his feet in the later stage of tournament- he was all at sea in first few games.
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Still a quality player but he has been poor in the IPL for a while. Really surprised he keeps on getting selected. Punjab let him go a couple of years ago. They bought him back in the auction which was weird.
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With silver linings emanating from the global pandemic still as scant as a viable vaccine, Glenn Maxwell believes the trial brought by COVID19 lockdowns and an ever-shifting sports landscape have proved a timely test for his refreshed outlook.
Maxwell, who took a two-month break from top-level cricket a year ago for mental health reasons, is yet to return to full training for the Dettol ODI and T20 Series against India that begins at the Sydney Cricket Ground next Friday.
But his unwillingness to pick up a bat has nothing to do with his state of mind, and everything to do with the state of the world given he's currently among players from both teams completing two weeks of mandatory quarantine having returned from the Indian Premier League earlier this month.
And instead of feeling jaded by lockdown stints in the UK, the UAE and now Australia over recent months, interspersed with cricket commitments played in empty stadia, Maxwell finds himself in a good space and excited by the summer ahead.
He can also see how the time he spent away from the game last season has better prepared him for the stresses of 'bubble life' in the age of COVID19, and even enabled him to provide comfort and reassurance to others who find themselves struggling with such markedly changed circumstances.
"I think in hindsight it was probably a pretty good time to go through something like that, where I was able to put some groundwork in to deal with adversity," Maxwell said from his Sydney hotel room today.
"This year has certainly been a massive test of it, and to put (in place) some of my learnings and help other people with it and be a shoulder for other people to lean on, that's probably been something I didn’t expect last year.
"But to be able to help people through different tough periods and be able to help myself through those has been really key as well."
After a blazing return to Australia's ODI outfit in September – he clubbed a century in the final match against England to help seal a series win over the reigning world champions – Maxwell admits he endured a frustrating IPL campaign.
Twice crowned the most prolific six-hitter in previous iterations of the tournament, he didn't once clear the boundary for Kings XI Punjab and averaged just 15 from 11 innings as he was routinely required to rescue a top-order collapse or swing hard at a few remaining deliveries.
As a result, and with just three hours day per day training permitted under the New South Wales quarantine restrictions, it's been weeks since Maxwell has padded up in the practice nets.
However, he doesn't believe it will negatively impact his ability to adapt to the 50-over game – with three ODIs preceding the T20Is in the Dettol Series played in Sydney and Canberra – given he played one of the best ODI innings of his career just two months ago.
"I've actually put the tools down for a bit, just trying to work on a bit of fitness and have a bit of a run around to stay mentally fresh and get ready for what's a big summer to come," Maxwell said.
"I've probably overdone it a bit, as far as training goes in the UAE (where the IPL was staged).
"I went pretty hard there, so came back and felt like I needed a bit of a break and the Cricket Australia staff here have been really good, having a talk through that and making sure each individual has the best plan going into the next series.
"I'm sure it will be fine.
"I was hitting the ball fine (in the IPL), I just wasn't getting much of a crack but that can happen.
"What I went through last year, I think I'm better equipped to deal with those sorts of things now. "I'm looking at the bigger picture and understanding my role in the Australian side, trying to put the IPL aside and thinking about what I need to do to get ready for every game.
"So that when the time comes, and when I need it, I can perform really well."
Maxwell revealed that despite being confined to quarters and unable to train as a full squad until immediately prior to Friday's first ODI, the Australia players and coaches have been holding planning meetings via remote technology to prepare for India.
Among the issues discussed has been the form of India opener K.L. Rahul, a teammate of Maxwell's at Kings XI Punjab this year, who finished the tournament as the leading runs scorer.
"He was a gun," Maxwell said of the 28-year-old right-hander.
"We had a team meeting the other day and they came to me and asked how I thought we should get him out, and one of things I said was try and run him out.
"So I think that's what we're going to try and do the whole way through the series, try and run him out and hope for the best.
"He's a great performer … got a great temperament, great head on his shoulders and is extremely calm in pressure situations."
Maxwell also highlighted the importance to his team's plans of leg-spinner Adam Zampa, who has dismissed India captain Virat Kohli more times in ODI matches (five) than any other Australia bowler.
"He's been very good against Virat, and one of the key things is having good match-ups against their batsmen," Maxwell said.
"Adam's obviously had a pretty good time against Virat in recent history, but you can guarantee that Virat's working just has hard to combat that.
"He's an incredibly hard trainer and hard worker, and you know he's putting in all the work to combat our attack in any way possible."
Another element of the upcoming series that will be vastly different to his most recent experiences will be the presence of crowds at all games in the two Dettol Series.
CA announced today that five of the six ODI and T20I games had already sold out, with limited tickets available for the men's international season opener at the SCG on Friday.
Having played in front of empty stands in England, and to the accompaniment of 'canned' crowd noise in the UAE, Maxwell admits the presence of spectators will make for a welcome shift.
"It is exciting," he said.
"It should be really cool, but even during the IPL we had the fake noise which actually helped a little bit.
"Having that slight atmosphere to it was quite nice.
"But to have actual, real people there will be even better.
"I can assure you the guys are looking forward to playing in front of them a putting on a good show, and hopefully continuing that form from England where we played so well."
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/gle...ries-ipl-preparation-mental-health/2020-11-20
Maxwell, who took a two-month break from top-level cricket a year ago for mental health reasons, is yet to return to full training for the Dettol ODI and T20 Series against India that begins at the Sydney Cricket Ground next Friday.
But his unwillingness to pick up a bat has nothing to do with his state of mind, and everything to do with the state of the world given he's currently among players from both teams completing two weeks of mandatory quarantine having returned from the Indian Premier League earlier this month.
And instead of feeling jaded by lockdown stints in the UK, the UAE and now Australia over recent months, interspersed with cricket commitments played in empty stadia, Maxwell finds himself in a good space and excited by the summer ahead.
He can also see how the time he spent away from the game last season has better prepared him for the stresses of 'bubble life' in the age of COVID19, and even enabled him to provide comfort and reassurance to others who find themselves struggling with such markedly changed circumstances.
"I think in hindsight it was probably a pretty good time to go through something like that, where I was able to put some groundwork in to deal with adversity," Maxwell said from his Sydney hotel room today.
"This year has certainly been a massive test of it, and to put (in place) some of my learnings and help other people with it and be a shoulder for other people to lean on, that's probably been something I didn’t expect last year.
"But to be able to help people through different tough periods and be able to help myself through those has been really key as well."
After a blazing return to Australia's ODI outfit in September – he clubbed a century in the final match against England to help seal a series win over the reigning world champions – Maxwell admits he endured a frustrating IPL campaign.
Twice crowned the most prolific six-hitter in previous iterations of the tournament, he didn't once clear the boundary for Kings XI Punjab and averaged just 15 from 11 innings as he was routinely required to rescue a top-order collapse or swing hard at a few remaining deliveries.
As a result, and with just three hours day per day training permitted under the New South Wales quarantine restrictions, it's been weeks since Maxwell has padded up in the practice nets.
However, he doesn't believe it will negatively impact his ability to adapt to the 50-over game – with three ODIs preceding the T20Is in the Dettol Series played in Sydney and Canberra – given he played one of the best ODI innings of his career just two months ago.
"I've actually put the tools down for a bit, just trying to work on a bit of fitness and have a bit of a run around to stay mentally fresh and get ready for what's a big summer to come," Maxwell said.
"I've probably overdone it a bit, as far as training goes in the UAE (where the IPL was staged).
"I went pretty hard there, so came back and felt like I needed a bit of a break and the Cricket Australia staff here have been really good, having a talk through that and making sure each individual has the best plan going into the next series.
"I'm sure it will be fine.
"I was hitting the ball fine (in the IPL), I just wasn't getting much of a crack but that can happen.
"What I went through last year, I think I'm better equipped to deal with those sorts of things now. "I'm looking at the bigger picture and understanding my role in the Australian side, trying to put the IPL aside and thinking about what I need to do to get ready for every game.
"So that when the time comes, and when I need it, I can perform really well."
Maxwell revealed that despite being confined to quarters and unable to train as a full squad until immediately prior to Friday's first ODI, the Australia players and coaches have been holding planning meetings via remote technology to prepare for India.
Among the issues discussed has been the form of India opener K.L. Rahul, a teammate of Maxwell's at Kings XI Punjab this year, who finished the tournament as the leading runs scorer.
"He was a gun," Maxwell said of the 28-year-old right-hander.
"We had a team meeting the other day and they came to me and asked how I thought we should get him out, and one of things I said was try and run him out.
"So I think that's what we're going to try and do the whole way through the series, try and run him out and hope for the best.
"He's a great performer … got a great temperament, great head on his shoulders and is extremely calm in pressure situations."
Maxwell also highlighted the importance to his team's plans of leg-spinner Adam Zampa, who has dismissed India captain Virat Kohli more times in ODI matches (five) than any other Australia bowler.
"He's been very good against Virat, and one of the key things is having good match-ups against their batsmen," Maxwell said.
"Adam's obviously had a pretty good time against Virat in recent history, but you can guarantee that Virat's working just has hard to combat that.
"He's an incredibly hard trainer and hard worker, and you know he's putting in all the work to combat our attack in any way possible."
Another element of the upcoming series that will be vastly different to his most recent experiences will be the presence of crowds at all games in the two Dettol Series.
CA announced today that five of the six ODI and T20I games had already sold out, with limited tickets available for the men's international season opener at the SCG on Friday.
Having played in front of empty stands in England, and to the accompaniment of 'canned' crowd noise in the UAE, Maxwell admits the presence of spectators will make for a welcome shift.
"It is exciting," he said.
"It should be really cool, but even during the IPL we had the fake noise which actually helped a little bit.
"Having that slight atmosphere to it was quite nice.
"But to have actual, real people there will be even better.
"I can assure you the guys are looking forward to playing in front of them a putting on a good show, and hopefully continuing that form from England where we played so well."
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/gle...ries-ipl-preparation-mental-health/2020-11-20
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He is in good form in ODIs. Don't really care much about his returns in IPL. Franchise tournaments have an altogether different world.
Should do well in India series.
Should do well in India series.
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Hack hack hack. Cannon.
Anywhere outside Australian he will get canned.
Anywhere outside Australian he will get canned.
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You were right. He was in good form before IPL. Earned easy money in IPL and didn't give a damn about it. And now he is continuing his good form in Internationals.
Hasan123
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Finch and Langer have found a role for him and he is now performing consistently. Excellent LO player.
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Message is clear. Stop paying these hacks in IPL. They are only good in Australia.
They treat it like a holiday while other players play their hearts out. Haha.
Nice job skippies.
They treat it like a holiday while other players play their hearts out. Haha.
Nice job skippies.
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Australia’s Glenn Maxwell has accepted that his stop-start Test career is effectively over and is instead preparing for a busy white-ball future that will include three World Cups in three years.
The explosive batting all-rounder has failed to replicate his limited-overs exploits in the longest format and played the last of his seven Tests in Bangladesh in late 2017. Australia’s 2-1 series defeat by India exposed holes in its brittle middle order, but Maxwell had no illusions about where he stood.
“I don’t think I stand anywhere near it, to be honest,” the 32-year-old told Australia’s Herald Sun newspaper.
“They’ve got their idea of what they want. They’ve got guys in there at the moment who are very, very good first-class players. Cameron Green we can see is going to be an absolute superstar, Puck (Will Pucovski), Travis Head’s on the bench averaging 40 in Test cricket. They’ve got more than enough.”
'Double-edged sword'
Maxwell made his Test debut in 2013 in India and scored his only hundred in this format against the same opposition four years later. He missed much of the domestic red-ball season because of his busy limited-overs schedule, which in turn weakened his case for a Test recall.
“It’s one of those things where sometimes it’s a bit of a double-edged sword,” he said.
“You’d love to put your name forward for higher honours, but at the risk of losing your spot in the one-day team it’s not worth it.”
Maxwell will hope to prove his limited-overs value in the back-to-back Twenty20 World Cups in 2021 and 2022 and the ODI World Cup in 2023.
https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cric...ralia-green-pucovski-head/article33648709.ece
The explosive batting all-rounder has failed to replicate his limited-overs exploits in the longest format and played the last of his seven Tests in Bangladesh in late 2017. Australia’s 2-1 series defeat by India exposed holes in its brittle middle order, but Maxwell had no illusions about where he stood.
“I don’t think I stand anywhere near it, to be honest,” the 32-year-old told Australia’s Herald Sun newspaper.
“They’ve got their idea of what they want. They’ve got guys in there at the moment who are very, very good first-class players. Cameron Green we can see is going to be an absolute superstar, Puck (Will Pucovski), Travis Head’s on the bench averaging 40 in Test cricket. They’ve got more than enough.”
'Double-edged sword'
Maxwell made his Test debut in 2013 in India and scored his only hundred in this format against the same opposition four years later. He missed much of the domestic red-ball season because of his busy limited-overs schedule, which in turn weakened his case for a Test recall.
“It’s one of those things where sometimes it’s a bit of a double-edged sword,” he said.
“You’d love to put your name forward for higher honours, but at the risk of losing your spot in the one-day team it’s not worth it.”
Maxwell will hope to prove his limited-overs value in the back-to-back Twenty20 World Cups in 2021 and 2022 and the ODI World Cup in 2023.
https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cric...ralia-green-pucovski-head/article33648709.ece
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IPL 2021 Auction: Glenn Maxwell Wants to Play Alongside 'Idol' AB De Villiers at RCB
With a couple of more days to go for the upcoming Indian Premier League auction, Australia’s Glenn Maxwell has expressed his wish to join Royal Challengers Bangalore. The star all-rounder was released from Kings XI Punjab following a poor season with the bat. Now, he wants to join RCB because Maxwell wants to play alongside his ‘idol’ AB De Villiers.
“That’ll be awesome. AB [is] one of my idols and one of the guys I’ve always tried to watch the way he goes about [things],” Maxwell said during a media interaction on Thursday from New Zealand.
With an eye of making RCB, Maxwell also revealed that he shares a cordial relationship with Virat Kohli.
“I get along with Virat pretty well. It’ll be certainly nice to work under Virat and will certainly enjoy batting with him – that’s for sure,” he said.
Maxwell is part of the Australian squad which is due to lock horns with New Zealand. Eyes would be on him to see his form ahead of the auction.
Former India cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir has also reckoned that RCB would be interested in Maxwell as he would provide them with depth in the batting and that would help the balance of the side.
Having released all-rounders like Chris Morris, Shivam Dube and Moeen Ali, RCB would certainly be interested in roping the services of Maxwell.
Maxwell has in the past played for Mumbai Indians, the Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals) and twice with the Kings XI Punjab. That means if RCB manage to get him on board, it would be the fourth franchise the Australian would be a part off.
https://www.cricketcountry.com/news...y-alongside-idol-ab-de-villiers-at-rcb-970578
With a couple of more days to go for the upcoming Indian Premier League auction, Australia’s Glenn Maxwell has expressed his wish to join Royal Challengers Bangalore. The star all-rounder was released from Kings XI Punjab following a poor season with the bat. Now, he wants to join RCB because Maxwell wants to play alongside his ‘idol’ AB De Villiers.
“That’ll be awesome. AB [is] one of my idols and one of the guys I’ve always tried to watch the way he goes about [things],” Maxwell said during a media interaction on Thursday from New Zealand.
With an eye of making RCB, Maxwell also revealed that he shares a cordial relationship with Virat Kohli.
“I get along with Virat pretty well. It’ll be certainly nice to work under Virat and will certainly enjoy batting with him – that’s for sure,” he said.
Maxwell is part of the Australian squad which is due to lock horns with New Zealand. Eyes would be on him to see his form ahead of the auction.
Former India cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir has also reckoned that RCB would be interested in Maxwell as he would provide them with depth in the batting and that would help the balance of the side.
Having released all-rounders like Chris Morris, Shivam Dube and Moeen Ali, RCB would certainly be interested in roping the services of Maxwell.
Maxwell has in the past played for Mumbai Indians, the Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals) and twice with the Kings XI Punjab. That means if RCB manage to get him on board, it would be the fourth franchise the Australian would be a part off.
https://www.cricketcountry.com/news...y-alongside-idol-ab-de-villiers-at-rcb-970578
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Signing Maxwell would just sum RCB up. He has been pathetic in the IPL. I like him as a player but I would not sign him if I was in charge of recruitment at an IPL franchise.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Marvellous Mr. Glenn Maxwell!<br><br>On his birthday, relive some of the all-rounder’s greatest moments, as critiqued by the man himself �� <a href="https://t.co/Xu35E7aJQ4">pic.twitter.com/Xu35E7aJQ4</a></p>— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/T20WorldCup/status/1448506349675941889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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It's funny how this guys mental health issues go away when playing in the IPL.
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IPL is mental remedy
International and county cricket is mentally straining. Touring Islamic republics like Pakistan and Bangladesh can have damaging psychological affects on pro athletes.
#eliteSympathy
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Mark my words. Pakistan’s chances against Australia depends on how smartly they play Maxwell’s 4 overs.
I think both maxwell and Marsh need to be targeted.
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On the contrary i think we need give Maxwell respect and see him off.
He has a habit of picking key wickets.
So see of starc see have Hazelwood see of zampa right ok.
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Glenn Maxwell says selectors have told him his Test career is not over because Cricket Australia will rotate players to help navigate a rush of upcoming subcontinent tours.
The Twenty20 superstar is unavailable for March’s tour of Pakistan because he is getting married, but the Aussies are expected to play Tests in Sri Lanka next year and in India in 2023.
“I’ve been told (by selectors) next year is a heavy subcontinent tour year and there could be opportunities with guys coming in and out,” Maxwell said on Friday.
“There’s a lot of cricket next year and you don’t want to burn guys out throughout the season.”
“There might be a host of changes.”
The England Cricket Board implemented a rotation policy to help manage bubble fatigue but it backfired as players flew in and out a series in India it lost 3-1.
Maxwell, 33, has not played first-class in more than two years and flew to Sydney on Friday to prepare for Melbourne Stars’ season-opener against Sydney Sixers on Sunday night.
But key signing Joe Burns (knee) and Billy Stanlake (back) were not on the flight.
Burns is expected to miss two weeks after having an arthroscopic clean-out and, while Stanlake will link up with the green team, he is set to miss the entire season with a stress fracture.
Stars coach David Hussey wants leg-spinners Adam Zampa, Qais Ahmed (Afghanistan) and Syed Faridoun (Pakistan) to bowl together because Aussie batters struggle against spin.
“(Faridoun) actually bowled left-arm off-spin 18 months ago and then Pakistan Cricket Board basically said, ‘No, you don’t spin the ball enough, try leg-spin’,” Hussey said.
Stars general manager Blair Crouch is working feverishly to sign-off on two more marquee international signings, although is encountering logistical problems arising from reinstated quarantine measures and strengthened CA protocols.
Maxwell invited several superstars to join the Stars at the recent T20 World Cup as his team looks to finally break its Big Bash League hoodoo.
Stars bosses expect their MCG games in January to remain after receiving an indication that the fifth Ashes Test would not be relocated from Perth to Melbourne, with Hobart the surprise frontrunner.”
Maxwell was rushed into the Ashes squad exactly four years ago as cover for Shaun Marsh but has never played a home Test match and has not been picked since the 2017 tour of Bangladesh.
“I probably didn’t make as many runs as I would’ve liked (in Bangladesh) but still felt like I was playing well enough to hopefully be picked,” Maxwell said.
“But they said it was a clean slate after that series and everything was up for grabs and unfortunately I probably didn’t quite make enough runs in those first two or three Shield games.
“I think it’s (playing Test cricket again) definitely realistic. I think I’m playing as well as I ever have at the moment.
“I feel really good about my game, I’ve been able to work on different techniques for different formats, which has really helped going forward, and am in constant contact with the selectors.
“They’ve been really clear about if opportunities do come up I’m ready for red-ball if it does.”
Maxwell shed more light on the time he almost made a shock Test debut in the 2012 Boxing Day Test in front of 67,138.
“I got called in as cover but no one knew, because I had to hand my phone in,” Maxwell said.
“They only told me once I got inside the change room and if ‘Watto’ (Shane Watson) didn’t come through a fitness test (hamstring) I would’ve played a Boxing Day Test and my family would’ve turned the TV on and gone, ‘What’s going on?’”
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sp...s/news-story/d70516748acbdf6727f9b608938e26e7
The Twenty20 superstar is unavailable for March’s tour of Pakistan because he is getting married, but the Aussies are expected to play Tests in Sri Lanka next year and in India in 2023.
“I’ve been told (by selectors) next year is a heavy subcontinent tour year and there could be opportunities with guys coming in and out,” Maxwell said on Friday.
“There’s a lot of cricket next year and you don’t want to burn guys out throughout the season.”
“There might be a host of changes.”
The England Cricket Board implemented a rotation policy to help manage bubble fatigue but it backfired as players flew in and out a series in India it lost 3-1.
Maxwell, 33, has not played first-class in more than two years and flew to Sydney on Friday to prepare for Melbourne Stars’ season-opener against Sydney Sixers on Sunday night.
But key signing Joe Burns (knee) and Billy Stanlake (back) were not on the flight.
Burns is expected to miss two weeks after having an arthroscopic clean-out and, while Stanlake will link up with the green team, he is set to miss the entire season with a stress fracture.
Stars coach David Hussey wants leg-spinners Adam Zampa, Qais Ahmed (Afghanistan) and Syed Faridoun (Pakistan) to bowl together because Aussie batters struggle against spin.
“(Faridoun) actually bowled left-arm off-spin 18 months ago and then Pakistan Cricket Board basically said, ‘No, you don’t spin the ball enough, try leg-spin’,” Hussey said.
Stars general manager Blair Crouch is working feverishly to sign-off on two more marquee international signings, although is encountering logistical problems arising from reinstated quarantine measures and strengthened CA protocols.
Maxwell invited several superstars to join the Stars at the recent T20 World Cup as his team looks to finally break its Big Bash League hoodoo.
Stars bosses expect their MCG games in January to remain after receiving an indication that the fifth Ashes Test would not be relocated from Perth to Melbourne, with Hobart the surprise frontrunner.”
Maxwell was rushed into the Ashes squad exactly four years ago as cover for Shaun Marsh but has never played a home Test match and has not been picked since the 2017 tour of Bangladesh.
“I probably didn’t make as many runs as I would’ve liked (in Bangladesh) but still felt like I was playing well enough to hopefully be picked,” Maxwell said.
“But they said it was a clean slate after that series and everything was up for grabs and unfortunately I probably didn’t quite make enough runs in those first two or three Shield games.
“I think it’s (playing Test cricket again) definitely realistic. I think I’m playing as well as I ever have at the moment.
“I feel really good about my game, I’ve been able to work on different techniques for different formats, which has really helped going forward, and am in constant contact with the selectors.
“They’ve been really clear about if opportunities do come up I’m ready for red-ball if it does.”
Maxwell shed more light on the time he almost made a shock Test debut in the 2012 Boxing Day Test in front of 67,138.
“I got called in as cover but no one knew, because I had to hand my phone in,” Maxwell said.
“They only told me once I got inside the change room and if ‘Watto’ (Shane Watson) didn’t come through a fitness test (hamstring) I would’ve played a Boxing Day Test and my family would’ve turned the TV on and gone, ‘What’s going on?’”
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sp...s/news-story/d70516748acbdf6727f9b608938e26e7
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Big Bash League: Glenn Maxwell hits record 154 for Melbourne Stars
Glenn Maxwell broke the record for the highest individual score in Australia's Big Bash League when he made an astonishing unbeaten 154 for Melbourne Stars against Hobart Hurricanes.
Maxwell faced 64 balls for his 154, which is the ninth-highest individual score in all Twenty20 cricket.
He smashed four sixes and 22 fours to help the Stars reach 273-2, the highest total by a T20 franchise team.
It is five runs short of Afghanistan's record T20 team total against Ireland.
Maxwell broke the Big Bash record of 147 held by Marcus Stoinis, who coincidentally was his batting partner for the second half of his extraordinary innings at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The Australia all-rounder, playing in his 100th Big Bash match, took just 20 balls to reach 50 before bringing up his century from just 41 deliveries, two short of equalling the Big Bash record.
Maxwell and Stoinis put on 176 for the second wicket to help set the Hurricanes an imposing total.
Despite Maxwell's heroics in this game, the Stars are unable to qualify for the play-offs even with a victory.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/60050911
Glenn Maxwell broke the record for the highest individual score in Australia's Big Bash League when he made an astonishing unbeaten 154 for Melbourne Stars against Hobart Hurricanes.
Maxwell faced 64 balls for his 154, which is the ninth-highest individual score in all Twenty20 cricket.
He smashed four sixes and 22 fours to help the Stars reach 273-2, the highest total by a T20 franchise team.
It is five runs short of Afghanistan's record T20 team total against Ireland.
Maxwell broke the Big Bash record of 147 held by Marcus Stoinis, who coincidentally was his batting partner for the second half of his extraordinary innings at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The Australia all-rounder, playing in his 100th Big Bash match, took just 20 balls to reach 50 before bringing up his century from just 41 deliveries, two short of equalling the Big Bash record.
Maxwell and Stoinis put on 176 for the second wicket to help set the Hurricanes an imposing total.
Despite Maxwell's heroics in this game, the Stars are unable to qualify for the play-offs even with a victory.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/60050911
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To be seen to be believed!
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Ridiculous! Maxwell is dangerous on true bounce wickets.
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Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has proved to be one of the hottest properties in the Indian Premier League (IPL) over the years. Maxwell may have blown hot and cold in the league so far, however, he always remains in the top three players, who every franchise wants to target at the auction. For the first time in a few years, Maxwell won't be starting bidding wars as he was retained by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) ahead of the mega auction after a stupendous season.
After a terrible outing in the 2020 edition with the Kings XI Punjab, many thought that he might not go big as he is expected to before every auction but the 33-year old was sold for INR 14.25 crore to RCB before being retained by the franchise for INR 11 crore.
Talking about the role of the IPL, Maxwell said that he owes a lot to the cash-rich league not just how it has helped him career-wise but the change it has brought in him as a person.
Speaking to Danish Sait on the RCB podcast, Maxwell said, "The IPL has changed my life in an amazing way that I have been able to meet some of my heroes, some of the people I have admired playing for and against."
Having played alongside the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Chris Gayle, and now Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, Maxwell said that knowing and playing with players from different backgrounds has educated him culturally like never before.
"IPL has changed me as a cricketer, changed me as a person. I wasn’t possibly as culturally aware as a young player coming to India. When I was in India this year (2021), it was the 24th time I visited the county, which is quite a few times in a 11-year career,” he added.
Maxwell, who has become an inseparable part of the Australian white-ball team, said that IPL exposes him to handling different situations in the game and how to deal with pressure.
"I owe IPL a hell of a lot because it has also helped me as an international cricketer. I have been able to adapt to different situations which I never thought I would ever do, as the IPL exposes international cricketers to those situations," the Victorian further said.
https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...-changed-him-as-a-person-and-cricketer/855273
After a terrible outing in the 2020 edition with the Kings XI Punjab, many thought that he might not go big as he is expected to before every auction but the 33-year old was sold for INR 14.25 crore to RCB before being retained by the franchise for INR 11 crore.
Talking about the role of the IPL, Maxwell said that he owes a lot to the cash-rich league not just how it has helped him career-wise but the change it has brought in him as a person.
Speaking to Danish Sait on the RCB podcast, Maxwell said, "The IPL has changed my life in an amazing way that I have been able to meet some of my heroes, some of the people I have admired playing for and against."
Having played alongside the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Chris Gayle, and now Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, Maxwell said that knowing and playing with players from different backgrounds has educated him culturally like never before.
"IPL has changed me as a cricketer, changed me as a person. I wasn’t possibly as culturally aware as a young player coming to India. When I was in India this year (2021), it was the 24th time I visited the county, which is quite a few times in a 11-year career,” he added.
Maxwell, who has become an inseparable part of the Australian white-ball team, said that IPL exposes him to handling different situations in the game and how to deal with pressure.
"I owe IPL a hell of a lot because it has also helped me as an international cricketer. I have been able to adapt to different situations which I never thought I would ever do, as the IPL exposes international cricketers to those situations," the Victorian further said.
https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...-changed-him-as-a-person-and-cricketer/855273
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Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell has confirmed he will miss the Pakistan tour, and will also likely miss the start of the IPL 2022, due to his upcoming wedding with his Indian-origin finance Vini Raman in late March.
The 33-year old Maxwell, who is in the frame to captain Royal Challengers Bangalore this season, had flagged publicly after the T20 World Cup in November last year that he would miss the Pakistan tour due to his wedding in late March.
However, given the early start to the IPL season, Maxwell, who still will be in Melbourne due for his wedding, will likely miss the beginning of the cash-rich league. He explained to the host broadcaster Fox Cricket during the third T20I against Sri Lanka that the clash was unavoidable due to the constant schedule changes, despite consulting Cricket Australia.
"Originally when I organised the dates with CA there was a two-week gap where I could potentially have it," Maxwell said.
"So when I sorted that out I was pretty happy that I wasn't going to be missing in any series. And then I came to the [CA] contract meeting midway through last year and they said well this is [when] the Pakistan series [is on] and I thought well obviously that's changed since the last conversation we had," he added.
Apart from Maxwell, the likes of David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Pat Cummins, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Hazlewood, Matthew Wade and Daniel Sams are also likely to be unavailable for first few matches of IPL 2022 due to Australia duty in Pakistan, with the final T20I to be played on April 5, an ESPNcricinfo report said.
Meanwhile, Kane Richardson, who was Player of the Match in Canberra after taking 3 for 21, also spoke candidly about not being bought at the IPL auction.
The 31-year old Richardson was not surprised he wasn't picked up but eyebrows were raised about Adam Zampa being left unsold after his outstanding T20 World Cup. He wondered whether the decision by the pair to leave the IPL early last year just before the tournament's postponement due to Covid-19 might have had an impact.
"I was definitely more shocked for him. To be brutally honest, when we left last year, in the circumstances early, I remember having a conversation with him. I said to him, look, this may come back and bite us, and at that time it wasn't a priority for us to be there. We wanted to get back to Australia," Richardson said.
"So I think there'd be some kind of buyers that'd be pretty wary of picking us up thinking that we wouldn't come again. I definitely think that's a factor," he added.
Richardson also mentioned that he hadn't spoken to any franchises about the reasons and that he wasn't upset about not being bought. He did hope that he hadn't done any long-term reputational damage because he had decided to be with his family.
"I'm just speaking on what I think would be a factor in it. I don't know. I've never had a dialogue with a franchise or a person that says that's what would be the case. But I think I didn't go the year before as well with the birth of my boy," the pacer said.
"So my reputation probably is that in the last couple of years I haven't gone so it's obviously not something that I am. I try and play as much cricket as I can. But I think the circumstances in the last couple of IPLs have made me not go. But it's not the reputation I want.
So that's just us brainstorming. I think that'd be a point of them being wary of us turning up, but I'm not, I'm not 100% sure," he added.
https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...-first-few-matches-of-ipl-2022-as-well/859274
The 33-year old Maxwell, who is in the frame to captain Royal Challengers Bangalore this season, had flagged publicly after the T20 World Cup in November last year that he would miss the Pakistan tour due to his wedding in late March.
However, given the early start to the IPL season, Maxwell, who still will be in Melbourne due for his wedding, will likely miss the beginning of the cash-rich league. He explained to the host broadcaster Fox Cricket during the third T20I against Sri Lanka that the clash was unavoidable due to the constant schedule changes, despite consulting Cricket Australia.
"Originally when I organised the dates with CA there was a two-week gap where I could potentially have it," Maxwell said.
"So when I sorted that out I was pretty happy that I wasn't going to be missing in any series. And then I came to the [CA] contract meeting midway through last year and they said well this is [when] the Pakistan series [is on] and I thought well obviously that's changed since the last conversation we had," he added.
Apart from Maxwell, the likes of David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Pat Cummins, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Hazlewood, Matthew Wade and Daniel Sams are also likely to be unavailable for first few matches of IPL 2022 due to Australia duty in Pakistan, with the final T20I to be played on April 5, an ESPNcricinfo report said.
Meanwhile, Kane Richardson, who was Player of the Match in Canberra after taking 3 for 21, also spoke candidly about not being bought at the IPL auction.
The 31-year old Richardson was not surprised he wasn't picked up but eyebrows were raised about Adam Zampa being left unsold after his outstanding T20 World Cup. He wondered whether the decision by the pair to leave the IPL early last year just before the tournament's postponement due to Covid-19 might have had an impact.
"I was definitely more shocked for him. To be brutally honest, when we left last year, in the circumstances early, I remember having a conversation with him. I said to him, look, this may come back and bite us, and at that time it wasn't a priority for us to be there. We wanted to get back to Australia," Richardson said.
"So I think there'd be some kind of buyers that'd be pretty wary of picking us up thinking that we wouldn't come again. I definitely think that's a factor," he added.
Richardson also mentioned that he hadn't spoken to any franchises about the reasons and that he wasn't upset about not being bought. He did hope that he hadn't done any long-term reputational damage because he had decided to be with his family.
"I'm just speaking on what I think would be a factor in it. I don't know. I've never had a dialogue with a franchise or a person that says that's what would be the case. But I think I didn't go the year before as well with the birth of my boy," the pacer said.
"So my reputation probably is that in the last couple of years I haven't gone so it's obviously not something that I am. I try and play as much cricket as I can. But I think the circumstances in the last couple of IPLs have made me not go. But it's not the reputation I want.
So that's just us brainstorming. I think that'd be a point of them being wary of us turning up, but I'm not, I'm not 100% sure," he added.
https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...-first-few-matches-of-ipl-2022-as-well/859274
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After an injury to Travis Head, Maxwell is back in the Australian Test squad for the 1st match in Sri Lanka.
He could be in line to play his 1st Test since Sep 2017.
He could be in line to play his 1st Test since Sep 2017.
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Australia’s Glenn Maxwell says his baggy green has seen better days but he expects to make the Test team for the Sri Lanka series thanks to his subcontinent playing experience.
Maxwell, who has played just seven Tests in his decade-long career, hit a match-winning 80 in the opening one-day international -- though the tourists went down to Sri Lanka 3-2 in the five-match series.
He was added as an option for the Test series starting next week in Galle while teammate Travis Head recovers from a minor hamstring strain.
But the Melbourne-born Maxwell, who is a big-hitter, handy off-spinner and an outstanding fielder, said the Australian Test cap he was given on his debut in 2013 is in terrible shape.
“I’m glad I didn’t bring it because it has completely disintegrated, so I’m going to have to get a new one for this Test tour,” the 33-year-old said.
“I took it out last year and had a look at it, it was deteriorating and I thought that wasn’t a good sign,” he added.
“My wife took it out yesterday and said, ‘I don’t think I can bring this.’”
Maxwell, who made a Test century in India five years ago, said his ability to tackle spin goes in his favour on Sri Lanka’s turning pitches and on South Asian tours in general.
“I think I bring a lot of experience playing in these sorts of conditions and be able to tackle good spin bowling in tough conditions,” said Maxwell.
He added that playing in the Indian Premier League -- for Royal Challengers Bangalore -- during the coronavirus pandemic also prepared him for extreme spin pitches.
“I think training in IPL so regularly... being in a bubble during IPL really helped, because there was no travel, so we had more time for training sessions,” he said.
“Training wickets were extremely tired, they were spinning big, they were inconsistent and it was brilliant practice. That helped me coming into this series.”
Both the Sri Lanka Tests are in Galle with the opening match starting Wednesday.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricke...o/news-story/3346a8fdbe7aa49aae35b73957123245
Maxwell, who has played just seven Tests in his decade-long career, hit a match-winning 80 in the opening one-day international -- though the tourists went down to Sri Lanka 3-2 in the five-match series.
He was added as an option for the Test series starting next week in Galle while teammate Travis Head recovers from a minor hamstring strain.
But the Melbourne-born Maxwell, who is a big-hitter, handy off-spinner and an outstanding fielder, said the Australian Test cap he was given on his debut in 2013 is in terrible shape.
“I’m glad I didn’t bring it because it has completely disintegrated, so I’m going to have to get a new one for this Test tour,” the 33-year-old said.
“I took it out last year and had a look at it, it was deteriorating and I thought that wasn’t a good sign,” he added.
“My wife took it out yesterday and said, ‘I don’t think I can bring this.’”
Maxwell, who made a Test century in India five years ago, said his ability to tackle spin goes in his favour on Sri Lanka’s turning pitches and on South Asian tours in general.
“I think I bring a lot of experience playing in these sorts of conditions and be able to tackle good spin bowling in tough conditions,” said Maxwell.
He added that playing in the Indian Premier League -- for Royal Challengers Bangalore -- during the coronavirus pandemic also prepared him for extreme spin pitches.
“I think training in IPL so regularly... being in a bubble during IPL really helped, because there was no travel, so we had more time for training sessions,” he said.
“Training wickets were extremely tired, they were spinning big, they were inconsistent and it was brilliant practice. That helped me coming into this series.”
Both the Sri Lanka Tests are in Galle with the opening match starting Wednesday.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricke...o/news-story/3346a8fdbe7aa49aae35b73957123245
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After earning a surprise call-up that buoyed hopes of reviving his dormant Test career in Sri Lanka last month, Glenn Maxwell admits he was "shattered" when circumstances saw him overlooked for a place in Australia's starting XI.
Maxwell, who played the most recent of his seven Tests to date against Bangladesh five years ago, seemed set to once again don his treasured Baggy Green Cap when added to Australia's squad with doubts surrounding the fitness of incumbent batter Travis Head.
Even after Head recovered from his hamstring injury and claimed a remarkable 4-10 in Australia's thumping first Test win at Galle, Maxwell remained in the picture for a recall with conditions for the second Test expected to favour spin over speed and Mitchell Starc likely to be rested.
However, come the morning of that match (also at Galle), Australia's brains trust were confronted by a markedly different playing surface that was much firmer and potentially faster than expected, and they duly deployed an unchanged line-up.
As events transpired, Sri Lanka's debutant spinners Prabath Jayasuriya (12-177) and Maheesh Theekshana (3-76) tore through Australia's batting to level the two-match series with victory by an innings and 39 runs.
While Maxwell believes selectors made the right call in light of the pitch conditions, and he takes solace in knowing his aspirations for further Test representation remain strong given Australia's next tour will be on spin-friendly tracks in India, he concedes he was crestfallen at the time.
"I was shattered when I got told," Maxwell revealed to reporters in the UK where his current stint with London Spirit in The Hundred began with him scoring 18 off 16 deliveries overnight.
"I had no thoughts in my mind that I was going to be playing Test cricket, or even be involved, and I was sort of at peace.
"Then, as soon as I got told I was going to be involved, new emotions sort of came back from when I was last in a Test squad and the excitement of being back around the group … and I thought, 'I feel like I'm ready'.
"And then, unfortunately, they changed the conditions.
"If it was the same pitch for both Tests, I probably would have played, but they obviously made a slightly better wicket and the selectors made the right call.
"I was just genuinely disappointed. I just really wanted to play, but I loved being a part of it. I loved the thought of playing it (Test cricket) again.
"I've tried not to get too excited or get my hopes up too much because I know, having been in that situation so many times and being on the wrong side of it, the ups and downs of selection and the 50-50 calls.
"But I just allowed myself to get just a little bit too excited."
On the morning of the second Test at Galle, Maxwell's disappointment at missing out was palpable but he threw himself into the team's pre-game warm-up session and his sense of letdown was soon replaced by the buzz of realisation he was genuinely back in the selectors' thinking.
That optimism is further buoyed by the reality Australia's next away Test assignment is the four-match tour to India in February-March next year where the then 34-year-old's skills set of innovative batting, combative off-spin bowling and extraordinary fielding will likely see him in the selection mix.
The allrounder has garnered a reputation as something of a sub continent specialist in the red-ball format, with all of his Test appearances to date coming in India (four), Bangladesh (two) and the UAE where he played one Test against Pakistan in 2014.
The fact Maxwell has not played a first-class game since his most recent Marsh Sheffield Shield match for Victoria at the start of the 2019-20 summer has more to do with competing white-ball obligations for Australia.
And while the time he spent preparing for a possible Test recall in Galle not only whetted his appetite to become further involved in the longest format, he does not believe selection for the upcoming India campaign is dependent on him playing Shield cricket in the interim.
"I love the training aspect of it," he said of the Test disciplines. "I love working with the coaches and coming up with new types of tactics to deal with difficult spin bowling and balls exploding, and it was just so much fun – I felt so ready to go every game.
"I think that's one thing I did really well in my last four Tests, when I got back into the side (in 2017).
"I was quick on my feet, I was able to use front and back really well and I made it tough for the bowlers to bowl repeated dot balls at me.
"And I was able to use my hands quite similar to the way the subcontinent players use them, where you're able to deflect the ball away from the guys around the bat.
"It feels like I'm in a good place.
"The selectors have talked about that (recent) subcontinent tour and the next one, and they just asked, 'What do you need to get ready, and would Shield cricket make a difference?'
"I said, 'No, it won't', because the conditions are just so different over there (in Asia) and it's certainly hard to prepare for spinning tracks in Australia during our first-class games."
Where Maxwell does see a profound change is the manner in which he's viewed among the present Australia Test set-up compared to when he earned his Baggy Green Cap during the 2013 tour to India.
In particular, he notes how the five-day game has evolved to the point where current Australia players Usman Khawaja and Alex Carey now regularly employ the reverse sweep – a stroke for which Maxwell was regularly pilloried for attempting – and few critics bat an eyelid.
Indeed, the ploy is now seen as a vital tool in batters' ability to combat spin bowlers on turning pitches when the presence of close catchers renders traditional defensive strategies fraught with danger.
"For so long, whenever I played a reverse sweep it was frowned upon, and now it's become a staple of Test cricket wherever you play in the world – everyone plays it, so it's like, where was this six years ago?" Maxwell noted with a wry laugh.
"It would have been nice when I was playing (Tests) if people would have looked at me and gone, 'Oh, visionary'.
"Uzzie (Khawaja) plays 300 of them and he's a superstar, gets 150 and it's like 'bow down to him'.
"My method hasn't really changed a whole lot over the years.
"I probably have gained a little bit more confidence around certain shots and become, I suppose, a little bit more stable off the field as well.
"It's certainly nice to have support, where I feel like I probably didn't have that in the early days of my Test career.
"It was probably the other way around, where it was just like, 'No, can't have this guy on the team'.
"When I came back into the (Test) side in 2017, it felt like there was a real shift of positivity coming my way … so it's nice to have that positivity and that shift of your perceptions, for a change.
"It was always like I was one or two failures away from being under pressure, and I feel like that sort of slipped away in the shorter formats.
"Now it feels there's a bit more trust in what I bring to the team and with that brings consistency and better performances, so it's been nice to have that weight lifted off your shoulders a little bit."
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/gle...dia-middle-order-white-ball-shield/2022-08-05
Maxwell, who played the most recent of his seven Tests to date against Bangladesh five years ago, seemed set to once again don his treasured Baggy Green Cap when added to Australia's squad with doubts surrounding the fitness of incumbent batter Travis Head.
Even after Head recovered from his hamstring injury and claimed a remarkable 4-10 in Australia's thumping first Test win at Galle, Maxwell remained in the picture for a recall with conditions for the second Test expected to favour spin over speed and Mitchell Starc likely to be rested.
However, come the morning of that match (also at Galle), Australia's brains trust were confronted by a markedly different playing surface that was much firmer and potentially faster than expected, and they duly deployed an unchanged line-up.
As events transpired, Sri Lanka's debutant spinners Prabath Jayasuriya (12-177) and Maheesh Theekshana (3-76) tore through Australia's batting to level the two-match series with victory by an innings and 39 runs.
While Maxwell believes selectors made the right call in light of the pitch conditions, and he takes solace in knowing his aspirations for further Test representation remain strong given Australia's next tour will be on spin-friendly tracks in India, he concedes he was crestfallen at the time.
"I was shattered when I got told," Maxwell revealed to reporters in the UK where his current stint with London Spirit in The Hundred began with him scoring 18 off 16 deliveries overnight.
"I had no thoughts in my mind that I was going to be playing Test cricket, or even be involved, and I was sort of at peace.
"Then, as soon as I got told I was going to be involved, new emotions sort of came back from when I was last in a Test squad and the excitement of being back around the group … and I thought, 'I feel like I'm ready'.
"And then, unfortunately, they changed the conditions.
"If it was the same pitch for both Tests, I probably would have played, but they obviously made a slightly better wicket and the selectors made the right call.
"I was just genuinely disappointed. I just really wanted to play, but I loved being a part of it. I loved the thought of playing it (Test cricket) again.
"I've tried not to get too excited or get my hopes up too much because I know, having been in that situation so many times and being on the wrong side of it, the ups and downs of selection and the 50-50 calls.
"But I just allowed myself to get just a little bit too excited."
On the morning of the second Test at Galle, Maxwell's disappointment at missing out was palpable but he threw himself into the team's pre-game warm-up session and his sense of letdown was soon replaced by the buzz of realisation he was genuinely back in the selectors' thinking.
That optimism is further buoyed by the reality Australia's next away Test assignment is the four-match tour to India in February-March next year where the then 34-year-old's skills set of innovative batting, combative off-spin bowling and extraordinary fielding will likely see him in the selection mix.
The allrounder has garnered a reputation as something of a sub continent specialist in the red-ball format, with all of his Test appearances to date coming in India (four), Bangladesh (two) and the UAE where he played one Test against Pakistan in 2014.
The fact Maxwell has not played a first-class game since his most recent Marsh Sheffield Shield match for Victoria at the start of the 2019-20 summer has more to do with competing white-ball obligations for Australia.
And while the time he spent preparing for a possible Test recall in Galle not only whetted his appetite to become further involved in the longest format, he does not believe selection for the upcoming India campaign is dependent on him playing Shield cricket in the interim.
"I love the training aspect of it," he said of the Test disciplines. "I love working with the coaches and coming up with new types of tactics to deal with difficult spin bowling and balls exploding, and it was just so much fun – I felt so ready to go every game.
"I think that's one thing I did really well in my last four Tests, when I got back into the side (in 2017).
"I was quick on my feet, I was able to use front and back really well and I made it tough for the bowlers to bowl repeated dot balls at me.
"And I was able to use my hands quite similar to the way the subcontinent players use them, where you're able to deflect the ball away from the guys around the bat.
"It feels like I'm in a good place.
"The selectors have talked about that (recent) subcontinent tour and the next one, and they just asked, 'What do you need to get ready, and would Shield cricket make a difference?'
"I said, 'No, it won't', because the conditions are just so different over there (in Asia) and it's certainly hard to prepare for spinning tracks in Australia during our first-class games."
Where Maxwell does see a profound change is the manner in which he's viewed among the present Australia Test set-up compared to when he earned his Baggy Green Cap during the 2013 tour to India.
In particular, he notes how the five-day game has evolved to the point where current Australia players Usman Khawaja and Alex Carey now regularly employ the reverse sweep – a stroke for which Maxwell was regularly pilloried for attempting – and few critics bat an eyelid.
Indeed, the ploy is now seen as a vital tool in batters' ability to combat spin bowlers on turning pitches when the presence of close catchers renders traditional defensive strategies fraught with danger.
"For so long, whenever I played a reverse sweep it was frowned upon, and now it's become a staple of Test cricket wherever you play in the world – everyone plays it, so it's like, where was this six years ago?" Maxwell noted with a wry laugh.
"It would have been nice when I was playing (Tests) if people would have looked at me and gone, 'Oh, visionary'.
"Uzzie (Khawaja) plays 300 of them and he's a superstar, gets 150 and it's like 'bow down to him'.
"My method hasn't really changed a whole lot over the years.
"I probably have gained a little bit more confidence around certain shots and become, I suppose, a little bit more stable off the field as well.
"It's certainly nice to have support, where I feel like I probably didn't have that in the early days of my Test career.
"It was probably the other way around, where it was just like, 'No, can't have this guy on the team'.
"When I came back into the (Test) side in 2017, it felt like there was a real shift of positivity coming my way … so it's nice to have that positivity and that shift of your perceptions, for a change.
"It was always like I was one or two failures away from being under pressure, and I feel like that sort of slipped away in the shorter formats.
"Now it feels there's a bit more trust in what I bring to the team and with that brings consistency and better performances, so it's been nice to have that weight lifted off your shoulders a little bit."
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/gle...dia-middle-order-white-ball-shield/2022-08-05
Glenn Maxwell: Australia all-rounder breaks leg at birthday party
Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has broken his leg in an accident at a friend's 50th birthday party.
The 34-year-old was running in the backyard with a friend when both slipped, trapping Maxwell's leg.
Maxwell had surgery on Sunday and will miss the three-match one-day international series with England, which begins on Thursday.
Sean Abbott has been called into the Australia squad as Maxwell's replacement.
"Glenn is in good spirits," said Australia chief selector George Bailey.
"It was an unfortunate accident and we feel for Glenn in the circumstances given he was in great touch in his last few games."
"Glenn is a critical part of our white-ball structure and we will continue to support him through his recovery and rehabilitation."
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Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has broken his leg in an accident at a friend's 50th birthday party.
The 34-year-old was running in the backyard with a friend when both slipped, trapping Maxwell's leg.
Maxwell had surgery on Sunday and will miss the three-match one-day international series with England, which begins on Thursday.
Sean Abbott has been called into the Australia squad as Maxwell's replacement.
"Glenn is in good spirits," said Australia chief selector George Bailey.
"It was an unfortunate accident and we feel for Glenn in the circumstances given he was in great touch in his last few games."
"Glenn is a critical part of our white-ball structure and we will continue to support him through his recovery and rehabilitation."
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I was deeply saddened by this news when I read it early in the morning, being someone who has had the experience behind him of a broken (upper) arm. It hurts, fellows!
A broken leg is a very rarity for sportsmen. I wonder whether I've ever known of any such case before this. Will he even be able to resume his career at the highest level? Just wondering....
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Maxwell recalls painful injury while eyeing off India Tests
Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has revealed the horrific pain he suffered and the circumstances that led to him breaking his leg at a friend's party earlier this month.
Maxwell was at a friend's house in Melbourne celebrating the birthday of a cricket official when he slipped on some synthetic grass and was left writhing in pain in the rain before being rushed to hospital.
Speaking on cricket.com.au's Unplayable Podcast, Maxwell recalled the painful incident and just how he came to break his left fibula.
"One of my mates, who was also one of my school teachers, we were laughing about something and I pretended to chase him off somewhere," Maxwell said.
"I reckon we both took about three or four steps out there, and both slipped at the same time. I just got my foot stuck a little bit, and he fell, unfortunately at a really bad angle and landed straight on my leg.
"It just snapped. I heard and felt every part of it. It was pretty painful.
"I was screaming a bit and he was like, 'please tell me you're joking, please tell me you're joking'."
The veteran said the pain he felt at the time was unbearable and only now is he starting to slowly recover following successful surgery on his affected area.
"I probably didn't sleep for two days while I was in agony," Maxwell added.
"It was it was a pretty horrible couple of days. My wife was unbelievable through it all.
"I shattered my fibula. So that one I think was the first snap I heard. It was snapped in half, but it also shattered through the bone.
"There was a bit of a chip off the tibia as well (and) I ruptured all the ligaments on top of my foot as well … the syndesmosis ligaments, they're all ruptured. I did a good job of it for such an innocuous thing.
"This is the frustrating thing about it all – I've done some dumb things on the field, some dumb things off the field, and I've never even come close to injuring myself (like this).
"To do something so innocuously, it's just frustrating. It was just a nothing incident. The amount of times that I've jumped into a pool and gone, 'that was probably a bit more shallow than I thought', and not had even a scratch, not even a bruise or anything, not even a rolled ankle.
"It was just a little bit slippery, and all of a sudden there goes a couple of months."
Despite the setback, Maxwell has not given up hope in returning in time to feature in the battle for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Australia’s tour of India next year.
Maxwell hasn't played a Test for Australia since 2017, but strong form on the sub-continent with the white-ball and in the Indian Premier League means the 34-year-old could be in contention for recall.
While Maxwell is yet to put a timeline on his recovery, he is hoping he can return to action in time to make the trip.
"There's a time limit on when they're going to announce that squad to India and to be fair, there's a high chance that I won't make it," he said.
"They're obviously going have to see me playing cricket and they're obviously going to have to take a big risk if they do take me.
"But I think that's probably why I don't want to sort of set any dates or timelines of when I can get back. I would dearly love to be okay for that but I'm a slave to how my body recovers and how quickly I can I suppose get the strength back into it and then get back playing cricket again."
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Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has revealed the horrific pain he suffered and the circumstances that led to him breaking his leg at a friend's party earlier this month.
Maxwell was at a friend's house in Melbourne celebrating the birthday of a cricket official when he slipped on some synthetic grass and was left writhing in pain in the rain before being rushed to hospital.
Speaking on cricket.com.au's Unplayable Podcast, Maxwell recalled the painful incident and just how he came to break his left fibula.
"One of my mates, who was also one of my school teachers, we were laughing about something and I pretended to chase him off somewhere," Maxwell said.
"I reckon we both took about three or four steps out there, and both slipped at the same time. I just got my foot stuck a little bit, and he fell, unfortunately at a really bad angle and landed straight on my leg.
"It just snapped. I heard and felt every part of it. It was pretty painful.
"I was screaming a bit and he was like, 'please tell me you're joking, please tell me you're joking'."
The veteran said the pain he felt at the time was unbearable and only now is he starting to slowly recover following successful surgery on his affected area.
"I probably didn't sleep for two days while I was in agony," Maxwell added.
"It was it was a pretty horrible couple of days. My wife was unbelievable through it all.
"I shattered my fibula. So that one I think was the first snap I heard. It was snapped in half, but it also shattered through the bone.
"There was a bit of a chip off the tibia as well (and) I ruptured all the ligaments on top of my foot as well … the syndesmosis ligaments, they're all ruptured. I did a good job of it for such an innocuous thing.
"This is the frustrating thing about it all – I've done some dumb things on the field, some dumb things off the field, and I've never even come close to injuring myself (like this).
"To do something so innocuously, it's just frustrating. It was just a nothing incident. The amount of times that I've jumped into a pool and gone, 'that was probably a bit more shallow than I thought', and not had even a scratch, not even a bruise or anything, not even a rolled ankle.
"It was just a little bit slippery, and all of a sudden there goes a couple of months."
Despite the setback, Maxwell has not given up hope in returning in time to feature in the battle for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Australia’s tour of India next year.
Maxwell hasn't played a Test for Australia since 2017, but strong form on the sub-continent with the white-ball and in the Indian Premier League means the 34-year-old could be in contention for recall.
While Maxwell is yet to put a timeline on his recovery, he is hoping he can return to action in time to make the trip.
"There's a time limit on when they're going to announce that squad to India and to be fair, there's a high chance that I won't make it," he said.
"They're obviously going have to see me playing cricket and they're obviously going to have to take a big risk if they do take me.
"But I think that's probably why I don't want to sort of set any dates or timelines of when I can get back. I would dearly love to be okay for that but I'm a slave to how my body recovers and how quickly I can I suppose get the strength back into it and then get back playing cricket again."
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Mental health has emerged as one very important aspect of sports in past few years. World class sportspersons like Simone Biles, Ben Stokes and Virat Kohli have made revelations of their bouts of depression or mental health issues. Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has now come up with a similar experience that he underwent in 2019.
Maxwell had announced an indefinite break from cricket in July 2020 in the middle of the T20I series against Sri Lanka. Speaking in episode four of the documentary 'The Test', the 34-year-old talked about the horrible phase of his life when he struggled with depression.
"I tried to fake everything I did. I went through depression and that was on the back of 18 long months trying to do everything right by anyone else. When I put my hand up in 2019 when I was struggling, if I hadn't let it go, a couple of weeks later who knows where I would have been," said Maxwell.
"Every time I had something niggling me or on my mind, I'd get someone into my room - or go and meet someone somewhere and just have a chat. As soon as you get those words out and you're not holding them in, it can be a relief off your shoulders," he added.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...revelation-on-depression-101673535999876.html
Maxwell had announced an indefinite break from cricket in July 2020 in the middle of the T20I series against Sri Lanka. Speaking in episode four of the documentary 'The Test', the 34-year-old talked about the horrible phase of his life when he struggled with depression.
"I tried to fake everything I did. I went through depression and that was on the back of 18 long months trying to do everything right by anyone else. When I put my hand up in 2019 when I was struggling, if I hadn't let it go, a couple of weeks later who knows where I would have been," said Maxwell.
"Every time I had something niggling me or on my mind, I'd get someone into my room - or go and meet someone somewhere and just have a chat. As soon as you get those words out and you're not holding them in, it can be a relief off your shoulders," he added.
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"Shane Warne Reached Out To Me During Tough Phase": Glenn Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell termed Shane Warne, who died last year due to a cardiac arrest while vacationing in Thailand, as the most caring and loyal person he had ever come across.
Australia's star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell says the late Shane Warne had the ability to make one feel at ease in an instant and reveals how the spin wizard reached out to him during a tough phase. The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) player termed Warne, who died last year due to a cardiac arrest while vacationing in Thailand, as the most caring and loyal person he had ever come across.
"He is probably the most giving and loyal person that I've probably ever met. Generous not just with what he did with his charity work but generous with his knowledge and time," Maxwell said while speaking on the RCB Season 2 Podcast.
"He actively sought out young spinners during their warm-ups to talk them through different skill sets and trying to help them to be the best version of themselves.
"Everyone felt like they had a connection instantly because that's the way he made you feel, he makes you feel like your best friend straightaway," said Maxwell.
Warne grabbed 708 wickets from 145 Tests and remains the second-highest wicket-taker in the traditional format behind Muttiah Muralitharan.
Warne had also picked up 293 wickets from 194 ODIs, making him only the second bowler in history to go past 1,000 international wickets.
Beyond those monumental stats, Maxwell said Warne cared a lot for him and reached out in a time of need.
"I suppose, post cricket hours, I was so lucky to be able to play some golf with him, chat to him off the field, talk to him on the phone. He cared a lot. Once he saw me before one of the Big Bash games, just walking around. We had a small chat and I sort of… I wouldn't say I brushed him but I sort of just walked away.
"He messaged me afterwards: 'Are you alright?' And he checked in a couple of times. And then the fourth time I finally opened up. And so I said, this is what's going on. He goes, mate, just take it easy, take a break, do whatever you need to do. I'm always here for you," said Maxwell.
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Glenn Maxwell termed Shane Warne, who died last year due to a cardiac arrest while vacationing in Thailand, as the most caring and loyal person he had ever come across.
Australia's star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell says the late Shane Warne had the ability to make one feel at ease in an instant and reveals how the spin wizard reached out to him during a tough phase. The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) player termed Warne, who died last year due to a cardiac arrest while vacationing in Thailand, as the most caring and loyal person he had ever come across.
"He is probably the most giving and loyal person that I've probably ever met. Generous not just with what he did with his charity work but generous with his knowledge and time," Maxwell said while speaking on the RCB Season 2 Podcast.
"He actively sought out young spinners during their warm-ups to talk them through different skill sets and trying to help them to be the best version of themselves.
"Everyone felt like they had a connection instantly because that's the way he made you feel, he makes you feel like your best friend straightaway," said Maxwell.
Warne grabbed 708 wickets from 145 Tests and remains the second-highest wicket-taker in the traditional format behind Muttiah Muralitharan.
Warne had also picked up 293 wickets from 194 ODIs, making him only the second bowler in history to go past 1,000 international wickets.
Beyond those monumental stats, Maxwell said Warne cared a lot for him and reached out in a time of need.
"I suppose, post cricket hours, I was so lucky to be able to play some golf with him, chat to him off the field, talk to him on the phone. He cared a lot. Once he saw me before one of the Big Bash games, just walking around. We had a small chat and I sort of… I wouldn't say I brushed him but I sort of just walked away.
"He messaged me afterwards: 'Are you alright?' And he checked in a couple of times. And then the fourth time I finally opened up. And so I said, this is what's going on. He goes, mate, just take it easy, take a break, do whatever you need to do. I'm always here for you," said Maxwell.
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Meanwhile, Glenn Maxwell gets his form back and scores his fifty in 55 balls. Australia was struggling on 172/5 then took charge and now smashing Pakistan bowlers all over the park.
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He and Starc tend to improve their game considerably when they are playing in big tournaments and this seems to be happening with them again ahead of this World Cup.
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