- Glenn Maxwell has had enough of the ‘loose unity story’
- The number of off-field incidents hasn’t helped his cause
- New book also delves into ‘challenges’ with Steve Smith
Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell has strongly denied he has an alcohol problem and wants the story to change.
Maxwell, 36, addresses the issue in his new book The showman – and while he acknowledges that repeated previous indiscretions haven’t helped, the reputation for binge drinking is getting under his skin.
“(The) loose story about me is impossible to spread,” Maxwell said in his book co-authored with Adam Collins.
‘Do I sometimes feel like it was unfair? Yes. There are certain incidents where I was full, that’s fair. But if I don’t have it full and I’m still being judged, I get a little frustrated.”
If we go back to 2022, a number of incidents have not improved the perception of the all-rounder.
Whether it’s breaking his leg at a friend’s 50th birthday party, falling off a golf cart during the World Cup last year or being hospitalized after seeing Brett Lee’s band in Adelaide.
In Maxwell’s case, mud is stuck.
Maxwell also dealt with his wife Vini’s miscarriage in 2022 and a battle with depression in 2019.
Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell has strongly denied he has an alcohol problem – and wants the story to change (pictured, with wife Vini)
Maxwell discusses the issue in his book The Showman – and while he acknowledges that repeated indiscretions haven’t helped, the reputation of binge drinking is getting under his skin (pictured, with the 2023 ODI World Cup)
Going back to 2022, a number of off-field incidents have not helped the all-rounder’s perception (pictured, after beating India in the ICC World Cup final last year)
“I think it’s unfair that everything that happens outside the game of cricket is linked to alcohol. That’s what I find frustrating,” he said.
“For example, if I go out for coffee and slip on the side of the road and someone says, ‘Oh Maxwell, another alcohol-related incident.’
“Well, it’s ten in the morning, it’s been raining. ‘Where does it end?
In an interview with News Corp, Maxwell recalled a 2017 incident in India after a T20 match with Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League.
‘I had a mistake. “I’d rather not talk about that,” he said.
‘I hated that night, it was a bad night. I was afraid…of returning to the hotel and getting lost in the middle of India.”
Maxwell also discusses his journey through life growing up in the Melbourne suburbs, plus his ‘challenges’ with teammate Steve Smith and former coach Justin Langer.