Star Australian and RCB all-rounder Glenn Maxwell 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, RCB made a few changes to their XI and named Will Jacks, Lockie Ferguson and Reece Topley as their overseas players along with skipper Faf du Plessis. Maxwell was going through a poor form as he scored only 32 runs from 6 matches at an average of 5.33 and a strike rate of 94.11 as well.
The star batter got into double digits only once so far with a top score of 28 and claimed 3 ducks in the ongoing edition of the T20 league. He also admitted that it was high time that RCB looked at a different option in the middle order as well. Maxwell again said that he needed a mental and physical break and did not want to repeat same 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,” Maxwell said in the post-match press conference. “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.”
“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 massive score of 288, Bengaluru finished at 262 for 7 in 20 overs as well. Losing 6 out of 7 matches so far, RCB are placing at the bottom of the table with 2 points and a net run rate of -1.185 as well.
