Glenn Maxwell to miss Pakistan tour and likely start of IPL due to his wedding
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Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell confirmed that he will miss the upcoming Pakistan tour due to his marriage. Maxwell is likely to miss the first few games of the Indian Premier League.
Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell will miss the Pakistan tour, and will also likely miss the start of the IPL 2022, due to his upcoming wedding with his Indian-origin fiance Vini Raman in late March.
Maxwell explained to the host broadcaster Fox Cricket during the third T20I against Sri Lanka that the clash was unavoidable due to the constant schedule changes, despite consulting Cricket Australia.
David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Pat Cummins, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Hazlewood, Matthew Wade, and Daniel Sams are all likely to be unavailable for the first few matches of the IPL due to Australia’s duty in Pakistan.
"Originally, when I organized the dates with CA there was a two-week gap where I could potentially have it. So when I sorted that out, I was pretty happy that I wasn't going to be missing in any series," Maxwell told Fox Sports, as reported by ESPNcricinfo.
"And then I came to the CA contract meeting midway through last year and they said, well this is [when] the Pakistan series [is on] and I thought, well obviously, that's changed since the last conversation we had," he added.
Maxwell, who is in the frame to captain Royal Challengers Bangalore this season, had said after the T20 World Cup in November last year that he would miss the Pakistan tour due to his wedding in late March.
Australia and Pakistan will lock horns in three Tests, three ODIs, and a one-off T20I. The first Test will be played in Rawalpindi beginning March 4 and the last game of the tour will be played on April 5.
