IPL 2024: Glenn Maxwell takes a break after scoring 3 ducks in 6 matches, asks RCB to play someone else

His determination follows a challenging commencement to the existent play wherever helium struggled with form, managing lone 32 runs implicit six games with an mean people of 5.33.

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There were earlier speculations astir him suffering from a thumb injury. The RCB all-rounder has, however, clarified his determination was based connected a request for a intelligence and carnal interruption alternatively than owed to immoderate injury.

“I person been successful this concern successful the past wherever you tin support playing and get yourself deeper into a hole. I deliberation present is really a bully clip for maine to springiness myself a spot of a intelligence and carnal break, get my assemblage right," ESPNcricinfo quoted Maxwell arsenic saying.

“If I'm required to get successful during the tournament, I tin hopefully get backmost into a truly coagulated intelligence and carnal abstraction wherever I tin inactive person an impact," helium added.

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He explained that continuing to play nether specified conditions mightiness pb to a further diminution successful his performance. Maxwell said helium discussed the concern with skipper Faf du Plessis and the coaching unit and suggested that it mightiness assistance the squad effort retired different players.

RCB tried Will Jacks successful Maxwell’s spot against Hyderabad. In fact, helium was asked to bat astatine fig 3. While Jacks (7 disconnected 4 balls) started well, helium was unfortunate to get tally retired arsenic Faf’s consecutive thrust deed bowler Jaidev Unadkat’s fingers and deed the stumps astatine the non-striker’s end.

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The English all-rounder had the champion system complaint (10.67) successful the lucifer among RCB bowlers, conceding 32 runs successful 3 overs.

Maxwell’s show successful IPL 2024

After starting IPL 2024 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) with a aureate duck, Glenn Maxwell scored 3 disconnected 5 balls against Punjab Kings (PBKS). He did not look comfy portion scoring 28 disconnected 19 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). 

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Against Lucknow Supergiants (LSG), it was a duck again disconnected 2 balls. He scored 1 tally disconnected 3 balls against Rajasthan Royals (RR). His 3rd zero of the play came against Mumbai Indians (MI).

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Published: 16 Apr 2024, 09:06 AM IST