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'Only way to stop Australia from winning this WC' - Fans react as Glenn Maxwell gets ruled out of SA Tour

Australia will also tour India for the three-match T20I series followed by a three-match ODI series before the ODI World Cup 2023.

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In a shocking piece of news for Australia and Aussie cricket fans, star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has been ruled out of the South Africa tour. He got ruled out of the squad due to the ankle injury, which he sustained recently. To replace Maxwell, Cricket Australia has called up wicketkeeper-batter Matthew Wade to be a part of the squad.

Notably, the South Africa tour of Australia will start with the first T20I on Wednesday, 30th of August at the Kingsmead in Durban. The Aussies, under the captaincy of star all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, will play three ODIs and five ODIs against South Africa before travelling to India for a three-match ODI series followed by the ODI World Cup 2023.

Notably, Maxwell’s exclusion from the squad has been the fourth consecutive blow for the Aussies in the last couple of days. Prior to him, the skipper Pat Cummins was also ruled out of the series, alongside the former skipper Steve Smith and the veteran pacer Mitchell Starc.

"We are taking a precautionary approach, given Glenn was heading home next week in any case. We will monitor Glenn's recovery with a view to him being available for the three-match ODI series in India in advance of the World Cup," said Australian selector Tony Dodemaide.

"We do fully expect Wade will come back into this T20 squad." - Chief Selector George Bailey

Apart from that, the chief selector George Bailey also spoke about having Matthew Wade in the T20I plans of Australia, including his future in the T20 World Cup 2024.

"We do fully expect that will come back into this T20 squad for that Indian series post the World Cup. This was a great opportunity to give Josh, who's been on an enormous amount of tours across a number of formats and hasn't really had much playing-time opportunity,” said Bailey.

"Alex Carey is obviously the wicketkeeper in , but just making sure that if Josh does get an opportunity through an injury to Alex, that he's ready to go, and he's got some game time under his belt,” he added.

Here’s how fans reacted to the exclusion of Glenn Maxwell due to ankle injury:

 

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