Glenn Maxwell May Skip the India Series to prepare for the World Cup

Glenn Maxwell has confirmed that he might miss his side's upcoming ODI series against India and directly enter this year's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup. He is still fighting ankle soreness from the leg injury he suffered at a friend's birthday party last year. He is currently in Australia awaiting the birth of his first child. Maxwell is trying to put his everything to gain complete fitness as his prime target is the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.

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"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," Maxwell said.

Glenn Maxwell has not played for his country since he featured in an ODI against India in Wankhede in March. He was set to play in the T20I component of Australia's ongoing tour of South Africa. But soreness around his ankle didn't allow him to do so.

"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," Maxwell said.

"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. 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," he added.