"It took Glenn Maxwell just five balls to show how valuable he is to Australia's World Cup title hopes.
After a month on the sidelines following a flare up of the left ankle he fractured last year as well as the birth of his first child, Maxwell returned to Australia's side for their final official ODI before this year's 50-over World Cup.
He may have only managed five with the bat, but he was immediately in the action with the ball with the wicket of opener Washington Sundar in his first over.
And the 34-year-old was just getting started; in his second and fifth overs respectively, he captured the massive wickets of Rohit Sharma (81) and Virat Kohli (56).
He finished with a career best haul of 4-40 from 10 overs and with the wicket of KL Rahul in his seventh over he had claimed all of India's top four batters to spearhead Australia's 66-run win in Rajkot, which saw them snap a five-game losing streaking in the format.
While Maxwell is widely known for his ability to wow fans with his destructive and innovative batting, it's his bowling that might prove most crucial to Australia's quest for an unprecedented sixth one-day World Cup crown."
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