'I wasn't happy'- Glenn Maxwell recalls the time when he was struggling with mental health issues

Glenn Maxwell, the prolific all-rounder from Australia took an indefinite break in between the T20I series between Australia and Sri Lanka last year. The right-hander was suffering from mental illness and it turned out to be the main reason behind the sudden decision he took. He also got 100% support from Cricket Australia over the same. Now, the all-rounder has briefed everything on what was going in his mind and who helped him in overcoming it.

Nowadays, the schedule of professional cricketers is quite hectic. And, they have to stay away from their families, friends and relatives for long due to which sometimes they suffer some mental problems. Glenn Maxwell, the 31-year-old player was not the first one to get hit with such issues. But, he was the one, who publicly spoke about it.

Glenn Maxwell reveals his fiancee Vini Raman noticed he is not fine

Recently, Glenn Maxwell, in a podcast, said that it was his partner Vini Raman, who helped him in overcoming his mental issues. As per him, she was the one, who noticed something when he was playing in the Marsh Cup. The things were not going good as he was looking to get better and looking forward to the upcoming series although he was tired.

At that time, he had no idea of what he was doing with his life. He was just thinking quite far. However, when he didn’t feel good even after meeting his family, Vini Raman felt something. Maxwell himself admitted that he was looking too far ahead and needed time to reflect on his life.

“I think the first time she [Raman] noticed I wasn’t myself was in the Marsh Cup at the start of the summer. I think I was up to about eight months away from home at that stage. I was just cooked, I was tired and I was about to go into another series.  I was already thinking about how I was going to get better and where I was going to be at the end of the summer, my mind was just racing, I was thinking so far ahead.

I just completely forgot about what I was doing in the moment, and she [Raman] knew that straight away. I think when we got back to Melbourne, I was finally able to see some family, I still wasn’t my energetic, bubbly self.  I wasn’t happy, basically, and it wasn’t something I noticed, I thought I was tired, it was just one of those things…I’ll push through it,” Glenn Maxwell said as quoted by Neroli Meadows on the new Ordineroli Speaking podcast.

However, after recovering and returning to the field, the Aussie international marked a remarkable comeback in competitive cricket as he scored 398 runs playing for Melbourne Stars in BBL 2019-20. Last month, Maxwell also got engaged to his long-time girlfriend, Vini Raman, who is based in Melbourne.