Australian cricket star Glenn Maxwell has revealed he may have misplaced his foot within the horror leg break he suffered at a pal’s fiftieth party final month.
Maxwell was pretending to chase a mate when they each slipped in an “innocuous” incident on artificial grass, earlier than the pal fell throughout the cricketer’s leg.
The 34-year-old admits he “felt every part of” the ensuing leg break as he lay on the bottom in ache.
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Speaking in regards to the horror ordeal on Fox Cricket, Maxwell revealed the second may simply have been career-ending.
“I probably wasn’t that far off losing my foot which was pretty scary,” he stated.
“To be able to be out the other side (now) and starting to walk again, it’s weird you sort of have to teach yourself how to walk.”
Maxwell had beforehand revealed how he was pressured to attend nearly an hour whereas in ache after breaking his leg.
“[Maxwell’s wife] Vini went and got my car and drove it around to the front and two of the guys carried me outside and put me in the back seat,” he informed cricket.com.au‘s Unplayable podcast earlier this month.
“That was one of the most painful drives I’ve ever had in my life trying to hold my foot off the ground, and basically on no painkillers as well.”
Scans confirmed Maxwell shattered his fibula, chipped his tibia and ruptured all of the ligaments in his foot.
On Monday evening, Maxwell spoke about his restoration and the loneliness he’s endured in a bid to attempt to make it again for the tip of the BBL marketing campaign.
“I’m starting to walk around a little bit more comfortable. Hopefully get rid of the crutches in a couple of days,” he stated on Fox Cricket.
“Things are starting to look up.
“(Wife Vini) has been an unbelievable support for me – basically my nurse for a month and a half taking care of me. (She’s) really helped me get through the last little bit.”
Earlier this month, Maxwell revealed he’d misplaced 5kg already because of his harrowing harm.
But regardless of having no return to play date set, the Aussie all-rounder is committing each minute he can to his rehabilitation plan.
“The joint freezes up a fair bit, you lose a lot of your muscle mass in your leg,” he stated.
“I’ve been going through working on an exercise bike, the pool, teaching yourself how to walk.
“I’m pretty good with my rehab. I’m able to invest all my time into it. I stay up at night icing and rehabbing and trying to do everything I possibly can to get back on the park.
“I want to be back out there with my teammates.”
Maxwell laughed when requested once more if he was sober for the accident that ruined his Aussie summer season.
“I probably wish I had been hammered for it,” he stated.
“It was one of those incidents where I felt every part of it.
“It was pretty uncomfortable.
“It’s been a tough few weeks but things are looking up.”
Maxwell has been working as a commentator for Fox Cricket whereas sidelined with harm.
Originally printed as ‘Wasn’t that far off dropping my foot’: Maxwell opens up on horror accident
