ICC World Cup 2023: Maxwell falls off golf cart, to miss England clash
The Hindu
Maxwell ruled out of Eng. game after fall off golf cart. Suffered concussion & facial bruising. No replacement needed, 6-8 day concussion protocol. England's Bairstow also suffered freak golf injury last year. Australia's Stoinis & Green available for Eng. game.
Australia batter Glenn Maxwell has been ruled out of the World Cup clash against England on November 4 after he fell off a golf cart that resulted in a concussion and facial bruising.
Maxwell was riding on the back of a golf cart after a round on Monday when he fell off.
"In transporting back from the clubhouse to the team bus, where Glenn Maxwell come off the back of a cart, and has suffered a small concussion. So, he will go into concussion protocols for the next period of time, and will unfortunately miss the England game," said Australia head coach Andrew McDonald.
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The all-rounder is a key member of the Australian team as he shares spin duties with Adam Zampa while also playing a vital role in the middle order with the bat.
He had smashed the fastest hundred in World Cup history -- off 40 balls against the Netherlands -- in Delhi last week.
This is Maxwell's second freak injury in less than a year. Last November, he broke his leg at a birthday party in Melbourne and as per cricket.com.au, he is yet to recover fully from that.
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