Australia’s versatile cricketer Glenn Maxwell has been diligently practising in the practice nets ahead of the upcoming third ODI against India. The match is scheduled to take place at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on Wednesday, September 27.
Maxwell has been absent from both games in this series and was not part of the squad during Australia’s previous tour against South Africa. His absence has contributed to Australia’s two consecutive losses in the series against India, leaving them with no chance of winning the three-match contest.
While it remains uncertain whether Glenn Maxwell will make a comeback to the Australian playing XI for the third ODI in Rajkot, he has been putting in intense training sessions to regain his form after his break from the field.
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Maxwell recently expressed his commitment to continue representing Australia as long as he is selected and until a deserving replacement emerges. He emphasized that he still feels physically fit, youthful, and eager to fulfill his role as a finisher in the team.
He said: “I’ll keep playing as long as people will have me, until they think that someone is more deserving of my spot, which is fine. Until then, I’ll keep plugging along. I still feel fit, I still feel young, especially with the role I play. I still try to hit it to hotspots on the field, I’m not hiding at all,” he told the media last month at the launch of Kayo’s World Cup coverage.”
Speaking about the challenges associated with the finisher’s role, Maxwell further remarked.
“I’ve got a lot of scar tissue that’s been built up from the mistakes I’ve made in that role. It’s a hard thing for a young player to come in and do that role. When you have those young guys that come in, they might have success with their first game but a couple of games of failure, it’s really hard to come back from.
“Sometimes you just get used to failure as an older person and you can sort of have the resilience to come back from it.”
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