“I still want to play some part of that India series”, Glenn Maxwell after his injured ankle

The ODI World Cup 2023 is about to commence on 5 October and India and Australia will begin their campaign against each other on 8 October in Chennai. Before the ODI World Cup, India and Australia will play a mini three ODI match series in India. However, while the Indian team is experiencing the comeback of injured players, several injuries have struck the Australian camp. 

The Australian aggressive batsman Glenn Maxwell has recently been struck with an ankle soreness ahead of the team’s series against South Africa. Glenn Maxwell recently talked about how he needs to be careful ahead of the ODI World Cup and take care of his fitness. 

Glenn Maxwell on Australia’s tour of India 

“I still want to play some part of that India series. But I’m not feeling any pressure on it. The selectors and the staff have been brilliant with me as well. They don’t want to put too much pressure on me to sort of set that date because they know they’ve got a bit of extra time before the World Cup. So instead of rushing it and probably putting myself a week or two behind, being able to give myself extra time and make sure we get through the whole tournament”, said Glenn Maxwell. 

“I don’t think I could have predicted how sore I was going to be once I got to South Africa. But it was one of those things. Even when I went to train that day, I still felt fine. There was nothing wrong. Something just got impinged. I think one of the tendons around my ankle was a little bit inflamed, there’s a bit of swelling, so it kept on catching which meant it just gave me a bit of pain. Hopefully, the cortisone takes care of that and I can get back up and running to where I was just before I went to South Africa”, added Maxwell. 

“We’ve probably just got to be a bit smarter going forward. Making sure that my preparation is a bit more managed, I think leading into a flight like that. I’m already back in the gym, so I’ll probably get back into full training probably this week, so it won’t be a long turnaround. It’s just knowing that I’m not over the hurdle of the original injury yet.”