‘I love playing the game’ - Nic Maddinson admits thinking about returning to Test cricket

Australian cricketer Nic Maddinson is constantly thinking about making a return to Test cricket. Making his return to New South Wales, Maddinson is looking to revive his T20 career after he completed a switch to the BBL’s Sydney Thunder as well.  

It is worth noting that in the second half of the previous season, Maddinson hit three centuries in three Sheffield Shield matches for Victoria. With a season for batters where runs were hard to come by, Nic Maddinson’s performances came into notice. 

Many even discussed the possibility of the 32-year-old making a return to the longest format. Maddinson’s last three Tests were in the 2016-17 season when he played against South Africa and Pakistan and managed to score 27 runs in four innings. Recently, the star batter took centre stage and admitted to wanting to make a return to Test cricket.

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"Probably [think about it] most days to be fair, Obviously throughout the winter and off-season you have other stuff and family at home, but when you start coming into cricket, we've been outdoor training on the centre wickets, [Josh] Hazlewood and [Mitchell] Starc have started to roll through, it's hard not to think about the progression of your career,” Maddinson was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.

"I love playing the game and want to help New South Wales win but also from a personal point of view still feel like I offer something at international cricket and would love to have that chance again. There's a lot of motivation for people and still playing for Australia is there for me,” he added.

It is also worth noting that Nic Maddinson has grown a lot as a player, in the six seasons with Victoria, Maddinson has managed an average of 50.63 in Shield cricket, and he admits to having changed completely from his last stint in Test cricket.

"Ten times better, maybe more, think I'm probably a much better player than I was even three or four years ago. Felt like Shield runs last year were pretty hard to come by on some of the wickets we got dished up. Opening the batting was always a great spot to bat but it was never really my strength,” he said.