Sri Lanka has already clinched the ODI series by a margin of 3-1 and now it is time for the Australian Test team to gear up and put their best foot forward under the leadership of Pat Cummins.
On his own form, Maxwell said that he has had quality training once he landed in Mumbai and is now eagerly waiting for game night.
The Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is set to miss the tour of Pakistan and the initial few games of the Indian Premier League due to his wedding next month.
Maxwell, who is the captain of Melbourne Stars in the BBL, became the 13th player from the franchise to test positive for the virus.
In the summit clash, Australia outclassed New Zealand by eight wickets with seven balls to spare while chasing a target of 173.
Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has attributed his return to form to IPL teammates Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, saying he has reaped rich dividends by spending time with the duo during his stint with Royal Challengers Bangalore in UAE.
Maxwell didn't disappoint this season and became the fifth batsman to complete 500 runs in IPL 2021, and the first from RCB to achieve the feat.
Glenn Maxwell, teammate Dan Christian and his pregnant partner Jorgia Dunn were subjected to online abuse after their IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore's ouster from the ongoing edition of the lucrative league.
Bharat, who has had a good IPL with the bat, smashed 78 not out off 52 balls as he kept calm under pressure and lofted Avesh for a straight six with five needed off the last delivery.
RCB conceded a 4-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad in a low-scoring thriller on Wednesday.
KS Bharat and Glenn Maxwell stitched a stand of 69 runs for the third wicket. The duo smashed boundaries while rotating the strike, which kept the asking rate under check.
Maxwell top-scored for RCB with an unbeaten 50 off 30 balls, while Bharat contributed 44 off 35 deliveries.
Maxwell 2.0 has added a range of shots to his game while switching gears of his batting as per the team's requirement; making him pivotal to RCB's gameplan against KKR in Eliminator tonight.
The IPL will resume on September 19 in the UAE after being suspended in May due to the second wave of COVID-19 in India, which led to multiple cases inside its bio-bubble.
In his first season with the Virat Kohli-led side, Maxwell has scored 223 runs in seven matches at an average of 37.16 and strike rate of 144.80, including two half-centuries.
Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell has said that despite his team's lacklustre T20 International showing in a couple of recent series, the side is 'very good' and looking forward to the T20 World Cup.
The Hundred will run from July 21 to August 21 and was expected to attract a number of stars from across the world.
The 40-year-old Pietersen, who works as a commentator now wrote that Maxwell must be feeling very comfortable in the RCB set-up.
Maxwell, who completed his worst IPL season ever, in the UAE, scoring 108 runs in 106 balls in the 2020 season without a single six, has already amassed 176 runs in three innings with two half-centuries.
Glenn Maxwell and AB de Villiers's whirlwind half centuries propelled RCB to 204/4 and KKR scored 166/8 in reply.
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