'Whether I'm going there or not will hinge on my fiancée' - Glenn Maxwell unsure about Pakistan tour participation owing to wedding plans

All-rounder Glenn Maxwell is unsure about his participation in Australia’s tour of Pakistan, confirmed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on November 8. Maxwell stated that the March-April window, the finalized time for the tour, is the same time he and his fiancée Vini Raman have planned to fulfil their wedding, which as per Maxwell’s admission has no chance to be delayed.

Maxwell got engaged to Raman in March 2020 but the couple has been forced to postpone their wedding multiple times owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent restrictions.

Australia are slated to play three Tests, as many ODIs and a standalone T20I in Pakistan in what will be their first tour of the nation in 24 years. The series, however, is subjected to the security approval of a Cricket Australia delegation that will travel to Pakistan later this year to monitor the arrangements before giving a final nod to the players.

“I think it’s great that we’ve got a tour to go back there. I think I saw it was 1998 the last time we went there,” he told reporters on Tuesday.

“Whether I’m going there or not might probably hinge on my fiancée because my wedding is supposed to be on during that time. So I’m probably not quite the right person to ask that question.”

Asked whether his fiancée might consider moving the wedding again, Maxwell said: “Not a chance. We’ve already moved it a couple of times so I think this is it.”

Meanwhile, Maxwell is currently with the national team at the T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, where Australia will incidentally face Pakistan on November 11 in the second-final. Maxwell has not been able to fire in the World Cup thus far the way he did throughout the 2021 IPL for his team Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Speaking on his form, he highlighted how he has not gotten enough time in the middle. “I’m not sure if you’ve noticed but I’ve got two not outs back-to-back which is pretty rare in my career,” he said.

“It means the top order is going really well if I’m not spending that much time out there. I’ve been in a really good head-space so hopefully (I’m) not required again or hopefully required for another zero not out and just stay at the other end.”