After breaking his left fibula at a friend’s 50th birthday party, Maxwell hasn’t played since the T20 World Cup in November of last year.
Last December, a freak accident prevented him from participating in his first Shield match in three years to advance his case for a Test recall during the four-match Qantas Tour of India. The second Test, which begins today in Delhi, is where Maxwell opened the batting in 2013, and the tour is still going on.
He also missed the entirety of the KFC BBL season since the Melbourne Stars were eliminated, but in recent weeks, he has resumed training with the Victoria’s Shield team.
“To bring a player of Glenn’s calibre into the squad is exciting, he has a fantastic record in Shield cricket and it’s a shame he hasn’t been able to play more of it,” Cricket Victoria’s Head of Male Cricket, David Hussey said.
Following the conclusion of the Border-Gavaskar match in mid-March, Glenn Maxwell, who this week was confirmed for a stint with the Birmingham Bears in England’s T20 Blast and a return to the London Spirit for the men’s Hundred, could still play a role during Australia’s tour of India.
However, it would likely be for the one-day side. On March 17, one month from now, the inaugural One-Day International versus India will be played.