Glenn Maxwell joins RCB, building hope of the fans
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RCB all-rounder Glenn Maxwell (Twitter Photo)
Despite not giving his best performance in the Indian Premier League, Glen Maxwell is occupying his position as one of the famous hitters nowadays. Nevertheless, his performance in the 2014 ipl season is still remembered where he grabbed 552 runs at a strike rate of 187.75 in a total of 16 matches for Punjab kings Or kings xi Punjab. It also marked the victory of the Punjab kings for the very final and last time.
Maxwell’s disappointing return is displayed in his 82 IPL matches in total, where he scored 1505 runs at an average of 22.13.The audiences witnessed Maxwell grappling in UAE in the last season. He was unable to strike a single six in the whole match and scored only 108 runs at an average of 15.42 in an overall 13 matches. However, his dissatisfying performance has not paused the royal challengers Bangalore to invest money in him in the Indian premier league auction.
A massive amount of 14.25 crores have been granted in favour of Maxwellby royal challenge Bangalore after a bidding war with the Chennai super kings. A picture was posted on the official Twitter handle of royal challenge Bangalore on Tuesday, where Maxwell was spotted playing a practice match in the team’s colour.
On the one hand, some RCB fans were delighted to catch a glimpse of the Australian player, whereas, on the other hand, some were left guessing as to what performance he will provide in the ipl 2021. His reputation and talent as an off-spinner will be an asset to the game where he picked up three wickets in the last season. His unusual batting style is expected to impress the RCB fans ahead in the ipl 2021. The 32 years old took the RCB bowlers while practising as he is pretty confident in his stoke plays.
Similar to Maxwell, Initially Royal challenge Bangalore also struggled enough to rise to fame in the ipldespite the involvement of some of the most prominent international players in the game.The merging of royal challenge Bangalore and Maxwell can come out with positive results in the long term.
According to the royal challenge Bangalore fans,The Australian player, along with AB de Villiers and ViratKohli, can lead the team to victory once again. His failure to come out as the best in the past ipl matches has lots to prove in ipl 2021. Maxwell has taken over social media by wearing the RCB colour and said that he is hugely excited to play under ViratKohli and AB de Villiers, and several other players he last played in Mumbai.
In a social media post, he said that he aims to get Royal to challenge Bangalore in their first championship this year. He is thrilled to see the excitement and the support around the ipl. He acknowledged his fans and also commented on how exhilarating the auction was.
