"I'm Well Accustomed To Indian Conditions, It's Somewhere I Can Be Successful" - Glenn Maxwell Eyes Test Return Next Year

Australian batter Glenn Maxwell revealed his intentions of breaking into the Test squad and touring India next year for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Maxwell made his debut in the longest format in India back in 2013. Since then, he has played just seven Tests and his previous Test was more than 5 years ago. He returned to the Test setup for the 2-match Test series against Sri Lanka but couldn’t make it into the playing XI.

“I’ve been there more times than my Indian wife, so I think I’m well accustomed to the area and well accustomed to the people. It’s somewhere where I feel really comfortable, and I’ve played a lot of cricket over there.”

“I know that if I can get that opportunity, I know that it’s going to be something that feels comfortable for me and somewhere I know I can be successful,” Maxwell told cricket.com.au at BBL|12 Draft launch event.

“It’s something that I’ve made no secret about” – Glenn Maxwell

Maxwell made it clear that he’s keen on getting back into the Test squad and is hoping he can enter the fray before the end of this summer.

“It’s been a long time and having that taste of just being in the Test squad was so exciting and reinvigorated and reminded myself of where I want to be.”

“It’s something that I’ve made no secret about, that I really want to play Test cricket again and I’m just hoping by the end of the summer hopefully I can be somewhere around that Test squad,” he added.

Ahead of the BBL season, Maxwell will be playing a few first-class matches to get back into the red-ball groove.

“It’s exciting, I haven’t played (first-class cricket) since 2019. I did actually have a look at the schedule properly yesterday and I think I’m going to be available for a couple of Shield games before the Big Bash. It’s nice to have that to look forward to and potentially get some red-ball cricket finally,” Maxwell concluded.

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