<p>Bed-ridden after a freak accident, star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell feels he is unlikely to recover in time for the Australian team's tour of India next year and picking him could be a "big risk".</p>.<p>Opening up on how he broke his leg at a birthday party recently, Maxwell said there is "high chance" of him missing out on a selection for the tour scheduled in February-March.</p>.<p>Ruled out for an indefinite period, he is currently recovering from surgery on his fractured fibula, which he suffered after a friend fell on his leg while enjoying a birthday party.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/australias-glenn-maxwell-to-miss-england-series-after-breaking-leg-1161916.html" target="_blank">Australia's Glenn Maxwell to miss England series after breaking leg</a></strong></p>.<p>"There's a time limit on when they're going to announce that squad to India and to be fair, there's a high chance that I won't make it. They're obviously going have to see me playing cricket and they're obviously going to have to take a big risk if they do take me," Maxwell told Cricket Australia's 'Unplayable Podcast' from his Melbourne home.</p>.<p>Revealing the details about his accident, Maxwell said that his former schoolteacher had fallen on his leg after they both slipped over on a patch of wet artificial grass in their friend's backyard.</p>.<p>"One of my mates, who was also one of my schoolteachers, we were laughing about something and I pretended to chase him off somewhere," Maxwell said.</p>.<p>"I reckon we both took about three or four steps out there, and both slipped at the same time. I just got my foot stuck a little bit, and he fell, unfortunately at a really bad angle and landed straight on my leg.</p>.<p>"It just snapped. I heard and felt every part of it. It was pretty painful. I was screaming a bit and he was like, 'please tell me you're joking, please tell me you're joking'."</p>.<p>After the incident Maxwell lay on the ground for 50 minutes even as his friends looked to help him in rain. It was agonising, he said.</p>.<p>"I probably didn't sleep for two days while I was in agony," Maxwell said. "It was a pretty horrible couple of days. My wife was unbelievable through it all.</p>.<p>"I shattered my fibula. So that one I think was the first snap I heard. It was snapped in half, but it also shattered through the bone.</p>.<p>"There was a bit of a chip off the tibia as well (and) I ruptured all the ligaments on top of my foot as well... the syndesmosis ligaments, they're all ruptured. I did a good job of it for such an innocuous thing.</p>.<p>"This is the frustrating thing about it all - I've done some dumb things on the field, some dumb things off the field, and I've never even come close to injuring myself."</p>
<p>Bed-ridden after a freak accident, star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell feels he is unlikely to recover in time for the Australian team's tour of India next year and picking him could be a "big risk".</p>.<p>Opening up on how he broke his leg at a birthday party recently, Maxwell said there is "high chance" of him missing out on a selection for the tour scheduled in February-March.</p>.<p>Ruled out for an indefinite period, he is currently recovering from surgery on his fractured fibula, which he suffered after a friend fell on his leg while enjoying a birthday party.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/australias-glenn-maxwell-to-miss-england-series-after-breaking-leg-1161916.html" target="_blank">Australia's Glenn Maxwell to miss England series after breaking leg</a></strong></p>.<p>"There's a time limit on when they're going to announce that squad to India and to be fair, there's a high chance that I won't make it. They're obviously going have to see me playing cricket and they're obviously going to have to take a big risk if they do take me," Maxwell told Cricket Australia's 'Unplayable Podcast' from his Melbourne home.</p>.<p>Revealing the details about his accident, Maxwell said that his former schoolteacher had fallen on his leg after they both slipped over on a patch of wet artificial grass in their friend's backyard.</p>.<p>"One of my mates, who was also one of my schoolteachers, we were laughing about something and I pretended to chase him off somewhere," Maxwell said.</p>.<p>"I reckon we both took about three or four steps out there, and both slipped at the same time. I just got my foot stuck a little bit, and he fell, unfortunately at a really bad angle and landed straight on my leg.</p>.<p>"It just snapped. I heard and felt every part of it. It was pretty painful. I was screaming a bit and he was like, 'please tell me you're joking, please tell me you're joking'."</p>.<p>After the incident Maxwell lay on the ground for 50 minutes even as his friends looked to help him in rain. It was agonising, he said.</p>.<p>"I probably didn't sleep for two days while I was in agony," Maxwell said. "It was a pretty horrible couple of days. My wife was unbelievable through it all.</p>.<p>"I shattered my fibula. So that one I think was the first snap I heard. It was snapped in half, but it also shattered through the bone.</p>.<p>"There was a bit of a chip off the tibia as well (and) I ruptured all the ligaments on top of my foot as well... the syndesmosis ligaments, they're all ruptured. I did a good job of it for such an innocuous thing.</p>.<p>"This is the frustrating thing about it all - I've done some dumb things on the field, some dumb things off the field, and I've never even come close to injuring myself."</p>