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“Affected my family a little more than myself,” Maxwell says of the incident involving alcohol
“Affected my family a little more than myself,” Maxwell says of the incident involving alcohol
Renowned batsman Glenn Maxwell has expressed gratitude to the Australian Cricket Board for the “exceptional assistance” he received following his January 19 unconscious fall at an Adelaide pub. The alcohol-related incident, which he described as “less than ideal,” required the 35-year-old to be transported to the hospital by ambulance.
Following a fifth T20I century that set a new record, Maxwell said on Sunday, February 11, “I think probably it affected my family a little bit more than it affected me.” When the incident occurred, Brett Lee’s band “Six And Out” was having a concert in the background. Maxwell had been left out of the ODI squad to play the West Indies and had been given a week off.
“I knew I was off that week,” Maxwell remarked. “It is evident that the incident and the timing were not ideal. However, I was aware that I was taking that week off from the game.
And when I returned, I resumed my gym routine and running, and I felt rejuvenated. And I’ve been concentrating on preparing myself for this [T20] series and the future.”
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He disclosed that he had a premonition that he would score a hundred, and he followed through on it, making history as the first player in the format to score four hundreds while batting at No. 4 or lower. “I woke up this morning and I just had a funny feeling,” Maxwell stated. “I don’t get it very often, and you don’t get it much when you bat middle-order. However, I felt that I had a decent understanding of their bowling strategy after watching their [West Indies] attack closely during the previous game in Hobart.
“I felt let down when I saw the same kind of situation there: short square boundaries, a fairly comparable field, and another excellent wicket. Feeling like I had lost out once more, I thought to myself, “You know what, I can’t let this opportunity slip.” “When I first got here [at Adelaide Oval], I said, ‘It feels like someone’s getting a hundred tonight.’ This morning, I felt like I was getting one. However, you must still seize the chance and the time, and the latter was presumably ideal.”
