Maxwell working on mental aspect, Marsh to play only as batsman in India
Returning to competitive cricket after a gap of three months, Glenn Maxwell is struggling to regain his “mental strength” but is leaving no stone unturned to prepare for the crucial ODI series against India. The ODI World Cup is also to be held in India this year itself. All-rounder Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh and fast bowler Jhye Richardson returned to Australia’s 16-member ODI squad on Thursday after a long injury lay-off. Maxwell’s leg was fractured.
He said he is still trying to adjust to the mental aspect of the game after making his return to cricket during Victoria’s Sheffield Shield win over South Australia this week. “I was probably not in that state of mind mentally when I was batting during the Shield match,” Maxwell was quoted as saying by ‘cricket.com.au’. To bring that mindset back during the match is obviously a different thing.
“Maybe it’s something I’ll work on in the next few games,” Maxwell said. That’s why the 34-year-old all-rounder has spent the off-season to get into shape ahead of the ODI World Cup in India in October-November. Have decided to play in as many matches as possible. Maxwell said, “After not playing for three and a half months, I decided to fill my calendar with cricket before the World Cup at the end of the year.”
“We have to play the ODI series which will be a big series considering the World Cup in India and a good opportunity for us to try and work out a few things and plan our plans… plus the IPL after that,” he said. Will be.” Maxwell hopes that the break due to injury will help him prolong his career. Marsh, however, made it clear that at the moment he does not want to risk his career by bowling and is likely to play only as a batsman in India.
The 31-year-old said that he decided to undergo the surgery to enhance his career as an all-rounder. He said, “I have not started bowling yet so we will make progress in the next few weeks. I am confident of playing as a batsman but I have always liked to play as an all-rounder, bowling keeps me in the game all the time and I will remain an all-rounder as long as possible. The three-match ODI series between India and Australia will begin in Mumbai on March 17 while the next two matches will be played in Visakhapatnam on March 19 and Chennai on March 22.
