- Married his wife in 2022
- Welcomed his first child in 2023
- Is lucky his relationship got that far
Aussie cricket star Glenn Maxwell was able to bowl his maiden over, but he has now revealed that one silly mistake almost cost him his relationship with his wife.
The big-hitting Aussie allrounder married his Indian sweetheart Vini Raman in both the Christian and Hindu traditions in 2022.
It came as a surprise to many cricket supporters, after the couple had kept their romance largely under wraps while they were dating.
However, Maxwell kept it so quiet, he nearly let the love of his life slip through his fingers, he revealed in an interview with SMH.
When asked how he met Vini, Maxwell revealed that he had ghosted her almost immediately because of his hectic cricket schedule.
‘We met at a family day for my T20 side, Melbourne Stars, many years ago,’ he said.
Aussie cricket Glenn Maxwell has revealed he nearly mucked up his relationship with Vini before it really took flight
Maxwell and Vini were married in both Christian and Hindu ceremonies in 2022
‘I thought she was the most beautiful thing I’d ever seen. I found her online and was able to strike up a conversation.
‘Then I went away for a couple of months, and she thought I wasn’t interested.’
It could have spelled doom for the relationship before it even really got started.
But thankfully for Maxwell, she gave him a second chance and the rest is history.
‘She just assumed I wasn’t interested because she didn’t understand my commitments at that time,’ he said.
‘Once everything settled down, we were able to reconnect and give it a proper crack.
‘I’m very grateful to her for adjusting to my lifestyle.
‘She’s an unbelievable rock and mother. She’s basically holding our family together, as all good mums do.’
The couple have welcomed their first child to the world after experiencing tragedy on their first attempt
The couple also welcomed their first child Logan to the world in 2023, but not before a heartbreaking setback for the couple.
Maxwell and Vini had to endure a miscarriage prior to the birth of Logan, which makes him their ‘rainbow baby’.
‘A rainbow baby is [a healthy baby] born after a previous pregnancy that ended in a miscarriage [as well as stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy, medical termination and infant loss],’ Maxwell said.
‘Before Logan was conceived, we went through months of testing, trying to work out if there was anything we could potentially do.
‘There was probably a period of time there where we thought it was never going to happen.
‘The fact we were able to find a way through that and get that amazing news, that we had a baby on the way … After you’ve had a setback, you still don’t quite believe it until you reach that safe stage.
‘Friends have been through a lot worse, so we’re extremely grateful and lucky to have our little fella.’
