Glenn Maxwell's loss is going to hurt Australia badly as the power-hitter has displayed some supreme touch in the ongoing tournament. He smashed the fastest ton in the history of the event off just 40 balls while playing against Netherlands at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup has just started hotting up with the race to the semi-finals getting interesting and Australia have begun preparations for the series after the tournament. Australia named a 14-man squad for five T20Is against India starting November 23 in Vizag.
Sports Wrap 26 October: GLENN MAXWELL CALLS LIGHT SHOW IN WORLD CUP THE 'DUMBEST IDEA'
Glenn Maxwell brought his A-game to the fore after a couple of poor outings in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup smashing the fastest century of the tournament in just 40 balls against the Netherlands in Delhi. The all-rounder, however, wasn't pleased by the light show at the venue.
Glenn Maxwell scored the fastest ton in ODI World Cup history against the Netherlands in Delhi. He took just 40 deliveries to reach the milestone. South Africa's current stand-in skipper Aiden Markram previously held the record with a 49-ball ton.
Australia achieved their maiden win in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup after beating Sri Lanka by five wickets. The five-time champions are on the board and the man who took them to the finishing line, Glenn Maxwell, achieved a special world record of six-hitting on way to his 21-ball 31* cameo.
AUS vs SA: Glenn Maxwell impressed with the ball, taking two wickets in 10 overs for 34 runs, but he could not find the same mojo with the bat as he scored just three runs. The Aussie all-rounder was later caught vaping an e-cigarette in the dressing room after the fall of his wicket.
Team India ran out of fuel losing seven wickets for 53 runs as Australia won the third and final ODI of the series by 66 runs. This was Australia's first win after five consecutive losses in the format as they denied India of a historic whitewash.
"A few different players will get a chance but ideally we'd like to structure up pretty closely to how we'll play in the World Cup," Cummins said.
Australia and India will clash against each other in three ODIs as their final preparations for the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 in September.
ODI World Cup 2023: Australian team in new trouble, explosive batsman Glenn Maxwell suffered serious injury.
Star Australian allrounder Glenn Maxwell has been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against South Africa due to injury.
The big-hitting all-rounder is still recovering from a leg injury he sustained in a freak accident in November and according to Australia national selector George Bailey, he is having a more demanding experience recovering from the injury than he originally expected.
The India-Australia series kicks off at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, on Feb 9, where the first Test is scheduled to take place.
Maxwell, who joined RCB ahead of IPL 2021, has been a key member of their set-up. After his exploits with the bat in the 2021 season, he was retained for Rs 11 crore by the franchise.
Owing to another freak accident, one of Australia's most crucial members has ended up breaking his leg and will possibly miss the entire summer. Sean Abbott has been roped in as the replacement for this player in the ODI series that the Aussies will play against England.
T20 World Cup 2022: The likes of Mitchell Marsh, Marcus Stoinis, and Tim David form an invincible trio that makes the Australian team look formidable and serious contenders for the title.
Sri Lanka has already clinched the ODI series by a margin of 3-1 and now it is time for the Australian Test team to gear up and put their best foot forward under the leadership of Pat Cummins.
On his own form, Maxwell said that he has had quality training once he landed in Mumbai and is now eagerly waiting for game night.
The Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is set to miss the tour of Pakistan and the initial few games of the Indian Premier League due to his wedding next month.
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