[ad_1]
Glenn Maxwell (left) and Pat Cummins© X (formerly Twitter)
“They didn’t cross paths” but Australia captain Pat Cummins was at the same spot from where his World Cup-winning teammate Glenn Maxwell was rushed to hospital after an alleged late-night drinking session and the star pacer responded to the incident by saying “Any decision you make you have to own.” Both Cummins and Maxwell were attending a concert by ‘Six and Out’, the band featuring former pacemaker Brett Lee, in Adelaide. Cummins said he left the scene long before his teammate allegedly lost consciousness and had to be taken to the hospital in an ambulance.
“Potentially, I think only Maxy can answer that question,” Cummins told The Sydney Morning Herald when asked if Maxwell needed to reconsider his choices.
“I was there at the Gov for the concert but I left quite early – I knew he was in town but I didn’t bump into Maxy at all,” she said.
The World Cup-winning captain added: “We are all adults and part of being an adult is making your own decisions.
“In terms of this incident, he wasn’t on tour with Australia, he was there for a private event, so he wasn’t with the cricket team. So it’s a little bit different, but absolutely, any decision you make I have to own it. and feel comfortable with it.
Cricket Australia (CA) is already investigating the mishap. Maxwell was drinking and watching a concert by ‘Six and Out’, the band that included former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee, when he felt unwell.
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke also expressed surprise, saying the thought of an ambulance made him “nervous”.
“Having to be put in an ambulance, that makes me nervous. With this kind of stuff, with off-the-field stuff. I like to say, ‘Benefit of the doubt and innocent until proven guilty,'” Clarke said in ‘ Fox Sports’. ‘.
“One thing I know is that Cricket Australia will get to the bottom of it. Nowadays there are cameras, there are people, so the truth will be told. The other thing we have to do is make sure he’s okay. He’s not done spending the night there (at the hospital).
“I can’t think of a time where I’ve had to call an ambulance or have had to call an ambulance for me, no matter how drunk I was. So I’m worried if there’s more to this and I just hope that has recovered.” Well, first of all.”
Maxwell, who last week resigned as captain of the BBL’s Melbourne Stars after failing to reach the final, was not named in the 13-man squad to face the West Indies in a three-match ODI series of 2nd and 6th. of February.
“It is not related to his replacement in the ODI team, a decision that was taken after the BBL and based on his individual management plan. Maxwell is expected to return for the T20 series. No further comment will be made at this time” . “CA had said in a statement.
Last year, Maxwell faced a series of injuries but despite this, performed admirably at the World Cup.
During the ODI World Cup in India, Maxwell suffered a concussion when he fell from a golf cart in Ahmedabad.
In 2022, he broke his leg when he slipped while running at a friend’s birthday party and was out of action for more than three months.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated channel.)
Topics mentioned in this article.