Star Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has conceded he’s still testing the limits of what his injured ankle can do but will be “100 per cent ready” for his team’s opening World Cup clash against India on Sunday in Chennai.
Maxwell had missed more than six months of international cricket due to a flare-up with his previously-broken leg which halted his return in South Africa before he returned home for the birth of his first child.
Maxwell said he’s still working out how to best manage the ongoing issues with his ankle and has been experimenting with things like taping and how to warm-up. “Even though I batted for a while I left a fair bit in the tank running between the wickets, I didn’t have to bat at the back end so I wasn’t moving around too much.“For me personally, that was the perfect test to see how it goes under those different bits of duress and I feel like I have come out the other side really well.”
Both Marnus Labuschagne and David Warner also bowled against Pakistan and Maxwell said getting extra overs in the hot conditions was something the Australians needed to have in their weaponry.
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