As the T20 World Cup 2024 approaches, Australian stylish Test opener Usman Khawaja has shown tremendous support for his teammate Glenn Maxwell, despite Maxwell's poor performance in the IPL 2024. Khawaja's backing indicates his belief in Maxwell's ability to be successful on the international level, despite his recent bad performance with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League 2024.

Glenn Maxwell had a challenging IPL 2024 season with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), managing to score only 52 runs across 10 matches. This lackluster performance has raised concerns about his form ahead of the T20 World Cup. However, Khawaja believes that Maxwell's IPL struggles do not reflect his ability to perform well on the international stage.

“The IPL form is absolutely irrelevant. Maxy’s proven himself time and time again. Any player who’s performed over a long period of time understands that you can’t perform well every time you go out there," Khawaja said while speaking to the West Australian.

You take a few risks, particularly if you bat in the middle order, and T20 cricket’s not easy. But [for this tournament] if he gets one good innings, he’s away. It doesn’t matter what’s happened in the past. He’s not going to change his game and nor should he. Just keep going. He’ll find it," he further added.

Australia squad for the T20 World Cup 2024

Mitchell Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), David Warner, Adam Zampa.