Australia’s swashbuckling all-rounder Glenn Maxwell revealed details of his fall-out with Virender Sehwag, one of India’s batting greats, during the duo’s association with the Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in different capacities back in the Indian Premier League 2017 season.
Representing the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), that ended as the fourth best team in the season, Maxwell endured a forgettable campaign with the bat, scoring just 52 runs from 10 matches.
There were speculations that the Aussie might have sat out because of a thumb injury but it wasn’t the case.
“The IPL will probably be the last tournament I ever play, as I will play the IPL until I can’t walk anymore,” Maxwell told reporters on Wednesday.
The equation came down to 2 off the last ball, as the crowd got into a shell, and Maxwell silenced them with a straight four to help Australia walk away with a 5-wicket win.
After Maheesh Theekshana and Moeen Ali took five wickets between themselves to keep Royal Challengers Bangalore to 173/8, Bangalore's bowling attack adopted the pace off approach successfully in restricting Chennai to 160/8 in their 20 overs.
Asked on what has been a contributing factor in Bangalore's three-match losing streak, Maxwell remarked, "It is a bunch of things (that haven't gone right), we were a bit unlucky in the last game, we were an inch away from having Tewatia out and it would have been a different game.
Despite speculation that he would be named to the Test squad as well, Cricket Australia (CA) named the 33-year-old player only to the white-ball squads last week.
Andrew McDonald's first tour as permanent head coach has resulted in significant changes in all three formats. Pat Cummins will captain a 16-man squad for the two-Test series in Galle, while Aaron Finch will lead an extended white-ball group.
Just as most made-in-Mumbai films are not meant for serious reviews, the IPL was never even sought to be directed at the buff who lived, breathed and dreamt of cricket.
