Maxwell fit and '100% ready' to deliver for Australia at World Cup

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BENGALURU : Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell says he is '100 per cent ready' for their World Cup campaign after recovering from an ankle injury and is looking forward to their opening game against hosts India on Sunday.Maxwell, who also broke his leg last November, missed Australia's recent tour of Sou

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Super 12 - Group 1 - Australia v West Indies - Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - November 6, 2021 Australia's Glenn Maxwell REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/file photoBENGALURU : Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell says he is"100 per cent ready" for their World Cup campaign after recovering from an ankle injury and is looking forward to their opening game against hosts India on Sunday.

The 34-year-old sparkled with the ball by taking 4-40 against India to prevent a whitewash in their three-match series last month, before top-scoring with 77 in a warm-up victory over Pakistan on Tuesday. "I had two different spells out on the field bowling as well as running around, just to see how the ankle reacts when it is put under a bit of duress.

 

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