Glenn Maxwell ends indefinite break from IPL, returns to RCB playing XI against GT

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Glenn Maxwell has returned from his indefinite break from the Indian Premier League (IPL) as the Australian all-rounder is back into the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) playing XI for their fixture against the Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Maxwell had earlier opted out of the RCB playing XI amidst a poor run of form for the team and also to focus on his mental health.

“The wicket will be better later, so we will like to chase. With so many high scores the nature of this game has changed, our bowlers have been exceptional in the last two games. We have scored big with the bat, those are the changes. Maxwell comes back in, we have some firepower in the middle-order,” RCB captain Glenn Maxwell said at the toss, as the visitors chose to bowl first in this afternoon game.

Maxwell has returned with disappointing figures for the franchise in IPL 2024. He played six matches this season for RCB, aggregating merely 34 runs, out of which 28 came ina single game. He averaged merely 5.33 with a strike rate of 94.12 and could hit only three fours and a solitary six. His performances were slightly better with the ball though, securing four dismissals at an economy of 8.44 and a bowling strike rate touching 13.

RCB managed to bag only their second win of the competition when they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium earlier this week. They are looking to further boost their prospects by roping in experience and dynamism into their batting unit, getting Maxwell back into the scheme of things, hoping that the batter delivers when needed with a recharged mental framework.

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KV Prasad Journo follow politics, process in Parliament and US Congress. Former Congressional APSA-Fulbright Fellow