Glenn Maxwell opts for a ‘mental and physical’ break

Veteran all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has said that he asked the RCB team management to drop him from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match against SRH on Monday, April 15 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. However, they made a few changes to their playing XI and also named Will Jacks, Lockie Ferguson and Reece Topley as their overseas players along with the captain Faf du Plessis.

However, Glenn Maxwell was going through a poor run of form as he could manage only 32 runs from 6 matches at an average of 5.33 and a strike rate of 94.11 as well. The hard-hitting batter scored double digits only once with a top score of 28 and picked up 3 ducks in the ongoing edition of the T20 league.

“For me, personally, it was a pretty easy decision” – Glenn Maxwell

He also admitted that it was high time that RCB tried a different option in the middle order. Maxwell also said that he needed a mental and physical break from the game and did not want to repeat mistakes from the past and get himself more into trouble as well.

“For me, personally, it was a pretty easy decision. I went to Faf [du Plessis] and the coaches after the last game and said I felt it was probably time we tried someone else. I have been in this situation in the past where you can keep playing and get yourself deeper into a hole,” Glenn Maxwell said in the post-match press conference.

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“I think now is actually a good time for me to give myself a bit of a mental and physical break, get my body right. If I’m required to get in during the tournament, I can hopefully get back into a really solid mental and physical space where I can still have an impact,” Maxwell again said.

Glenn Maxwell has been in a poor form in IPL 2024

“We have had a pretty big deficiency straight after the powerplay, which has been my area of strength over the last couple of seasons. I felt like I wasn’t contributing in a positive way with the bat, and with the results and the position we find ourselves on the table, I think it’s a good time to give someone else an opportunity to show their wares, and hopefully, someone can make that spot their own,” Maxwell concluded.

However, the changes RCB made in the match against SRH did not help them as they lost the match by 25 runs at home. After being asked to chase down a huge total of 288, RCB finished at 262 for 7 in 20 overs as well. Losing 6 out of 7 matches, RCB are at the bottom of the points table with 2 points and a net run rate of -1.185 as well.