2024-04-18 05:44:15
Royal Challengers Bangalore are not in a very favorable position in this season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Even after playing 7 matches so far, the team has not seen the face of victory. Regular member Glenn Maxwell was also not in the XI against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last match. But why? The answer was revealed after the match.
It was known before the match that Maxwell is not playing against Hyderabad due to a finger injury. But at the end of the match, the Australian star cricketer cited the team’s poor condition and poor form as the reason for not playing.
Maxwell said at the post-match press conference against Hyderabad, ‘After the previous match (against Mumbai) I went to Faf (du Plessis) and the coaches and said, I think maybe it’s time to give someone else a chance. It was a very easy decision for me personally.’
One of the best hard hitters of the present time also said, ‘I have been in such situations before. The more I played, the worse things got. I felt the need to give myself some mental and physical rest. I think it’s a good time to give someone else a chance.’
Noting that bad form in T20 is not permanent, Maxwell also said, ‘This can happen in T20 cricket. It can turn around in an instant. Talking about the first match, the ball hit the middle of the bat. Still the ball went to the keeper. These are very normal.’
Maxwell has scored 28 runs at an average of just 5.33 in 6 matches with the bat so far in the current season of IPL. He left the field without scoring any runs in all three of them. A strike rate of 94.12, which does not go well with his name.