Glenn Maxwell in action© BCCI
All-rounder Glenn Maxwell produced another flop show for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL 2024 match against Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday. The Australian star has consistently delivered poor performances last season, being dismissed for 0, 3, 28 and 0. His below-par play has affected RCB’s overall performance as the team has recorded just one win in four matches. Ahead of the season, RCB was touted as one of the teams with the strongest batting line-up, but so far the Bengaluru-based team has disappointed its fans.
Recently, former Indian batsman Manoj Tiwary lashed out at Maxwell and stated that the 35-year-old all-rounder is betraying RCB’s trust by taking only his salary and not performing well for the team.
“RCB ko hamesha dekha gaya hai ki ek batting-heavy team hai lekin iss samay na ballebaaz run bana rahe hain aur na bowlers ubhar kar aa rhe hain. Aur aap dekhein middle-order mein Anuj Rawat, phele match itni badiya performance rahi thi unki lekin temperament wise vo innings ko pace nahi kar paa rahe hain. (RCB has always been considered a batting heavy team but their line-up has failed to deliver this. Neither their batters are getting runs nor their bowlers are performing well. In the middle “Order, batsman like Anuj Rawat has not put up a good show after hitting well in the first match,” Tiwary said Itch.
“Samjh sakte hain ki ubharte hue khilaadi hain lekin aise situations mein itne bade bade khilaadiyon ke saath waqt bitaane ke baad bhi agar aap nahi seekh paa rahe ho, toh iska matlab ki dhyaan kaheen aur jaa raha hai. Khaas kar bade ballebaazon ko jab team retain karti hain, jaise ki Glenn Maxwell, salary to from time to time inki jaati hai lekin performance nahi aati hai. (I understand you are a young player but you are also surrounded by some of the top players in your team. If you can “If you don’t get that clarity on how to approach the game then I don’t think you’re focused. Well, I would say the management is also showing so much confidence in Maxwell by keeping him but he’s only getting paid and not a match-winning performance for the team,” he added.
RCB lost to Lucknow Super Giants by 28 runs in their previous match in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
Anuj Rawat scored a disappointing 11 off 21 balls from Marcus Stoinis, while Maxwell was dismissed for duck by young pace sensation Mayank Yadav.
LSG was put into bat and managed to post a handsome score of 181/5 after Quinton de Kock’s daring 81 from 56 deliveries.
In reply, RCB struggled to forge meaningful partnerships, which led to their demise and sealed a 28-run defeat for the hosts.
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