Glenn Maxwell vows to play IPL till he ‘can’t stroll anymore’

Star Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has vowed to play on this planet’s largest cricket league, the IPL “until he can’t walk anymore”.

The 35-year-old, who performed an enormous position in Australia’s ODI World Cup-winning marketing campaign in India just lately, will as soon as once more don the colors of Royal Challengers Bangalore within the IPL subsequent 12 months.

“The IPL will probably be the last tournament I ever play, as I will play the IPL until I can’t walk anymore,” Maxwell was quoted as saying by Australian Associated Press (AAP) on the Melbourne Airport on Wednesday.

“I was talking about how good the IPL has been to me throughout my career, the people I’ve met, the coaches I have played under, the international players that you get to rub shoulders with, how beneficial to my whole career that tournament has been.

“You’re rubbing shoulders with AB (de Villiers) and Virat (Kohli) for two months, talking to them while watching other games. It’s just the greatest learning experience that any player could ask for,” he stated.

Maxwell feels Australian cricketers ought to play within the IPL for expertise forward of the T20 World Cup within the United States and the West Indies in June.

“Hopefully, a lot of our Australian players can get over to the IPL and get to work in slightly similar conditions to the West Indies, where it is a little bit drier, it will spin.” Maxwell will return to motion as captain of Melbourne Stars within the Big Bash League opener towards Brisbane Heat within the opener on the Gabba on Thursday.

After successful the ODI World Cup by beating favorite India at house, Australia is now trying to reclaim the T20 world title which it received in 2021.

“As soon as we won this World Cup, we all talked about the refocus towards the next one,” Maxwell stated.

“I’m hoping it’s going be a really exciting summer for the BBL, with what is just around the corner.

“Hopefully a little bit more importance on putting your name up in the headlines for the right reasons and trying to push for those spots,” he added.