Cricket-Australia's Maxwell eyes Sheffield Shield return after broken leg

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC Men's T20 World Cup Final - New Zealand v Australia- Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - November 14, 2021 Australia's Glenn Maxwell appeals for a wicket REUTERS/Satish Kumar

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is targeting a return to cricket in Victoria's next Sheffield Shield match against South Australia after a long rehabilitation from a broken leg.

The 34-year-old has been sidelined since the T20 World Cup in November after fracturing his left fibula at a friend's 50th birthday party in Melbourne, which robbed him of a chance to push for selection in the ongoing test series in India.