The 35-year-old fell off the back of a golf cart and will now spend the next six to eight days under concussion protocols, meaning he will be absent for the match in Ahmedabad on Saturday (November 4)
Australia's Glenn Maxwell has been ruled out of the men's Cricket World Cup clash with England having sustained a concussion falling off the back of a golf cart.
It is understood the 35-year-old suffered substantial bruising following the incident in Gujarat on Monday (October 30) having lost grip on the back of the vehicle and will now spend the next six to eight days under concussion protocols, ruling him out of the clash on Saturday (November 4).
The five-time champions are not moving to call up a permanent replacement for Maxwell and are hopeful he will feature later in the tournament.
"He's doing fine," said head coach Andrew McDonald. "He'll start some light exercises today and we feel as though it will be a reasonably straightforward return-to-play protocol.
Maxwell took Netherlands apart in Delhi (ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images)
"I suppose the fortunate part was there was no other injury sustained which could have been a lot worse than it currently is."
He continued: "I think it rattled everyone to be fair once it came to the conclusion there was a concussion, and he was going to miss a game.
"There was nothing untoward in the behaviour throughout the day: it was a clear-cut accident and unfortunately it's compromised what we are doing as a team."
After facing the defending world champions in Ahmedabad, Australia conclude their group-stage campaign against Afghanistan in Mumbai (November 7) and Bangladesh in Pune (November 11).
Australia are not short of replacement options (ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images)
Fellow allrounders Marcus Stoinis or Cameron Green are likely to replace Maxwell, who had smashed the quickest-ever World Cup century from just 40 balls against Netherlands earlier in the competition.
The Victorian has only recently recovered from another freak injury after he broke his leg at a birthday party last November.
The 2015 World Cup winner has scored 196 runs so far in the tournament, averaging 39.2 and striking at 148.48, whilst also taking four wickets with the ball.
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