I Can’t Quite Understand His Mindset: Virender Sehwag on Glenn Maxwell
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|| Indian Correspondent ||
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) have recently lost a few games and found themselves at the end of the points table. While several questions rose on the playing XI and batting order, Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell’s selection in the squad after failing several times in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) made things worse for the franchise.
He has so far scored 48 runs in the six games which came at an average of 12 and this has become a hot topic of debate to everyone. Meanwhile, former India opener Virender Sehwag in a recent chat on Cricbuzz opened up about Maxwell for his poor show in the game. He also said that it is very hard for him to understand why the team is still supporting him.
“Don’t know what sort of a platform Glenn Maxwell needs to explode,” said Sehwag. He came in early (against Sunrisers Hyderabad) after Punjab lost two batsmen quickly. A lot of overs were left this time, but he failed. Earlier, he didn’t have pressure (batting in the death overs in previous matches), yet he got out without performing.”
“I can’t quite understand his mindset because it’s been the same story every year. He gets sold in the auction for a hefty price but the result remains the same. Yet, people (franchises) run after him. This is something I don’t understand. In the next auction, I think his price will drop from 10 crores to somewhere around Rs. 1-2 crores which is what it should be. It has to be kept in mind that he scored his last half-century in 2016,” he further added.
