NEW DELHI: Australian cricketer Nic Maddinson has made a remarkable comeback after undergoing chemotherapy for testicular cancer earlier this year.

The 33-year-old, who has featured in three Tests and six ODIs for Australia, was sidelined from the New South Wales squad in March following his diagnosis. Now fully recovered, Maddinson is preparing to return to professional cricket.

"Once I found out I had to have chemo, that was pretty hard to deal with. It had spread to parts of my abdominal lymph nodes and lung. That was a bit where it was pretty daunting," Maddinson was quoted in the cricket.com.au.

It was an extremely challenging period for the batter, who had featured in three IPL matches for Royal Challengers Bengaluru during the 2014 and 2015 seasons, as his wife Bianca was expecting their second child.

"By the second or third week, I lost all my hair. I was feeling pretty average. I was taking types of steroids to manage side effects, but they would keep me up at night.

"I'd sleep until about 1am, but sometimes I'd then be awake until 6am. I found that difficult. I was super drained and felt like I had to sleep 24/7. It was the slowest and longest nine weeks," he said.

The chemotherapy was successful, and Maddinson is now set to resume his cricketing career.

The left-handed batter rejoined on-field training on Thursday alongside his New South Wales teammates.

"To know that I caught it probably as early as I could have, and it still spread into other parts of my body, that was scary.

"I just think it's so important if you have anything you're worried about, get it checked out," he added.