His price will drop from 10 crores to 1-2 crores: Virender Sehwag insults Glen Maxwell

Kings XI Punjab batsman Glenn Maxwell has been in woeful form in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier ...

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: October 10, 2020 02:30 PM2020-10-10T14:30:00+5:302020-10-10T14:30:00+5:30

His price will drop from 10 crores to 1-2 crores: Virender Sehwag insults Glen Maxwell | His price will drop from 10 crores to 1-2 crores: Virender Sehwag insults Glen Maxwell

His price will drop from 10 crores to 1-2 crores: Virender Sehwag insults Glen Maxwell

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Kings XI Punjab batsman Glenn Maxwell has been in woeful form in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League. The Australian heavy-hitter has scored just 48 runs in six games for the franchise so far at an average of 12. Maxwell’s form has become a topic of discussion, especially with KXIP not playing Chris Gayle, and losing five matches this season so far, four of which were consecutive. Virender Sehwag, speaking to Cricbuzz, expressed his astonishment over Maxwell's continuous failures especially considering the amount of money Punjab spent on him. "Don't know what sort of a platform Glenn Maxwell needs to explode. 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," he aid.

Sehwag further raised questions on franchises' big money moves for Maxwell almost every IPL season. He was bought for a whopping INR 10.75 crore ahead of this season's auction. In the IPL 2018 auction, he was bought by Delhi Capitals for INR 9 crore. "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," said the former KXIP coach. Speaking of the auction ahead of next year's IPL, Sehwag predicted a cost between Rs. 1-2 crore for Maxwell. "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. Today, he was only required to give Pooran some company. If he could just stay at the other end of the pitch, Pooran might have won KXIP the match. In the end, Pooran was left alone and got dismissed," Viru opined. Kings X1 are currently at the bottom of the table with 5 losses in 6 games with a solitary win against Royal Challengers Bangalore. 

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