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#2 Glenn Maxwell

Glenn Maxwell is one of the best in limited overs cricket and would try to do the same in Test cricket as well

Maxwell is one the most dangerous batsmen in world cricket at the moment. On his day, the Australian can tear apart any bowling lineup to all parts of the field. The Victorian all-rounder is also handy with his part time finger spin.

Pakistan fans will always remember his heroics with the ball when he defended just two runs in the last over of a 50-over game, denying Pakistan an easy win. Considering only limited-overs cricket, Glenn Maxwell is an absolute beast.

Maxwell made his Test debut in the same test series as Henriques. He wasn’t impressive with the bat but stood out with the ball by scalping four Indian wickets. The 27-year old was given a go in UAE Test series as well, where he failed again and was dropped from the squad.

However, owing to his excellent First-class stats, Maxwell could be given a longer rope in Test cricket. What Australia did wrong was the premature induction of Maxwell into the Test squad. He could be tried again for the longer format if he could manage to control his ruthless aggression