It was a season to forget for Royal Challengers Bangalore all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who could not capitalize on his opportunities for the franchise. RCB lost to Rajasthan Royals in the eliminator on Wednesday, with Maxwell getting out for a golden duck. Former cricketers and fans showed no mercy to the Australian all-rounder who asked him some tough questions on his consistent failures in the league. After a poor performance in the first half of the IPL, Maxwell also decided to take an indefinite break from the league, but the absence of other overseas stars like Phil Salt prompted the return of the Australian star.
Against Rajasthan, Maxwell was given the task of accelerating RCB’s scoring rate after the dismissal of key players like Virat Kohli and Cameron Green. But, Maxwell was out on the very first ball of Ravichandran Ashwin.
Seeing Maxwell dismissed on the very first ball, the former India all-rounder posted on X (formerly Twitter), “What was Maxwell doing?”
What was Maxwell doing?
– Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) 22 May 2024
Former England captain Kevin Pietersen, who was doing commentary at that time, scolded Maxwell on air.
Pietersen commented on air, “What was that Glenn Maxwell thing?” “It’s a huge game, you need your biggest players to perform, you need to give yourself a chance. That’s not good enough for Glenn Maxwell to say.”
Even fans took to memes to express their disappointment on Maxwell and criticized the marquee player’s extremely poor performance this season.
Glen Maxwell pic.twitter.com/YNQcSUSXlU
— Desi Bhayo (@desi_bhayo88) 22 May 2024
maxwell today again #RCBvsRR #RRvsRCB #Virat Kohli #maxwell #IPL2024Playoff pic.twitter.com/4dbQzo5Gop
– Qazi (@koini007) 22 May 2024
Virat Kohli with Glenn Maxwell in the dressing room pic.twitter.com/lHlgMmalGg
– Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) 22 May 2024
RCB fans Maxwell’s pitch: pic.twitter.com/F70n0vQIu0
— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) 22 May 2024
42 year old Dhoni retires in IPL 2024:
11 innings
161 runs
53 avenue
220.5 SR.HARCB Blood Maxwell in this IPL:
9 Inn
52 runs
5.78 Avenue
121 s/r pic.twitter.com/JQSYXBk4UT– RK (@MahiGOAT07) 23 May 2024
Against Rajasthan, Maxwell was not only poor with the bat but he also disappointed in fielding and took the important catch of Tom Kohler-Cadmore. Maxwell was retained by RCB ahead of the IPL 2024 auction for a fee of Rs 11 crore. Given his form, it would be surprising if RCB decides to retain him ahead of next year’s mega auction.
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