Maxwell ruled out of first T20 against India

Australian allrounder Glenn Maxwell was today ruled out of the first Twenty20 International against India here on Tuesday after sustaining a hamstring injury which forced him to fly back home to Melbourne.

Published : Jan 24, 2016 13:52 IST , Adelaide

Glenn Maxwell has got a hamstring niggle.
Glenn Maxwell has got a hamstring niggle.
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Glenn Maxwell has got a hamstring niggle.

Australian allrounder Glenn Maxwell was today ruled out of the first Twenty20 International against India here on Tuesday after sustaining a hamstring injury which forced him to fly back home to Melbourne. Maxwell, who was rested from yesterday’s fifth and final one-dayer against Mahendra singh Dhoni’s men, is expected to be available for the second T20 in Melbourne on January 29.

“He has still got a little slight hamstring niggle so he will spend a few days in Melbourne at home and join the squad when we get there in a couple of days,” temporary coach Michael Di Venuto told reporters at airport here. Maxwell made 169 runs in the four matches that he played in the just-concluded series averaging 56.33.

Lehmann hospitalised

Di Venuto is doing the interim coaching duties as Darren Lehmann had to be hospitalised after being diagnosed with Deep Vein Thrombosis for the second time in his life. In Maxwell’s absence, Travis Head could make his international debut for the side on Tuesday.

Di Venuto said the upcoming series against India could be considered selection trial for the World T20 in March-April. “Obviously there is a big carrot at the end of this with the World Cup team being picked, and you can only pick 15 people so we want to give people opportunities to see what they can do,” he said.

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