Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has been in a swashbuckling form. After having a few poor seasons in the Indian Premier League (IPL), he has finally returned to his destructive mode. This season he has been playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and it wouldn’t be wrong to say that he has become the main man behind their winning streak so far, believes the former England batsman Kevin Pietersen.
“I was sceptical of RCB’s purchase of Glenn Maxwell at the beginning of the tournament, partly because he is ‘The Big Show’ – he likes to be the main man in the teams he plays in. He certainly isn’t that here, with Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers at the top of the tree, so it’s surprised me that he’s done so well,” he wrote on his blog on betway.com.
Meanwhile, the veteran player turned renowned commentator, Kavin Pieterson also added that Glenn Maxwell must be feeling comfortable in the RCB camp. Maxwell has scored 176 runs in four games which came at an average of 58.66 this season as well.
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“He must feel very comfortable in the set-up there. I know that if you make Maxwell feel comfortable and pump his tyres a bit then you will see huge benefits. He is a fabulous player. He can be inconsistent, but we haven’t seen that inconsistency yet this season. Players can turn a corner as they become more experienced and I hope that Maxwell is turning a corner now because he can be a world-beater if he remains at his highest level,” concluded Kevin Pietersen.
On the other hand, RCB registered a convincing win over Rajasthan Royals on the back of their openers – Devdutt Padikkal (101*) and Virat Kohli (72*). After their win, Virat Kohli praised the youngster: “It was an outstanding innings. He batted really well for his first season last time. There was a lot of talk about him not accelerating after getting to 30s. He’s put all that to rest. It was a good pitch to bat on to be honest, and him being tall meant that bowlers struggled with their lengths.”
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He continued: “T20 cricket is always about partnership cricket. You can’t always go big from the word go. When one guy is going well, it’s important for me to ensure that I don’t lose my wicket. It can change on other days. We spoke about it (on the 100). He told me to finish it off, I told him to get to it first. He said many will come, I said yea you can say that after you get to the landmark. He deserved to get the three-figure mark.”
