Veteran Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has signed with the Washington Freedom for the upcoming Major League Cricket (MLC) season. There he will be joining his fellow Australians Steve Smith and Travis Head in the team. This happened as Maxwell clarified that his recent self-omission from the RCB squad in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season was due to poor form as well.
In an interview with ESPN’s Around the Wicket, Maxwell said, “It’s a tournament that I watched from afar last year and was extremely excited about hopefully playing this tournament one day and luckily enough the timings have aligned this year. I’ve been speaking to Ricky Ponting and a few other players a fair bit over the last little period and certainly extremely excited to get stuck in.”
However, Glenn Maxwell, who has struggled for consistency in the ongoing IPL 2024, has managed to score only 32 runs in six innings for RCB. Before their last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, he shared that he had taken an indefinite break from the tournament, citing the need for a mental and physical break as well. He also added that his decision to ask to be dropped from the RCB playing XI had nothing to do with requiring an extended break as well.
“I was pretty low on confidence, I had a good couple of net sessions and just went out to the ground and felt tentative. I wasn’t able to commit to my game plans and just felt like if I had kept playing and playing that role, I don’t think the results would change too much. So I just went to Faf and said, look, I think we need to try someone else in my position and had the same conversation with Andy Flower, the coach, and to me, it was a bit of a no-brainer. I think it sort of saves the tough conversation they might have to have about dropping me,” the all-rounder further revealed.
“I’ve got a little bit of a hip strain so I’ve got a few more days off and during recovery, So I’ve got a little period here where I’m still training, still trying to get myself right. If there is a spot that becomes available, I’ll put my hand up and take it,” Glenn Maxwell concluded.
