Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has added that Glenn Maxwell might not find any team at the IPL 2026 auction after being released by the Punjab Kings (PBKS) as well. He also added that Maxwell might not even put his name in the auction.
Maxwell was among the five players released by PBKS ahead of the IPL 2026 auction – Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen and Pravin Dubey.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “They have said that they will let Maxwell go. Maxwell was for ₹4.20 crore. Mitchell Owen had come in his place. Mitchell Owen was retained and Maxwell was let go. Is it the end of an era? Why am I saying it’s an era? He has earned ₹101 crore from the IPL. I don’t grudge anybody’s money. I want them to make ₹100 crore in one season. Players should get that kind of money because it’s a multi-billion-dollar league. It’s possible someone could be interested, and it’s also possible no one could be interested. He might put his name, or he might not even put his name. So that’s going to be an interesting one.”

However, Aakash Chopra also added that he was surprised by PBKS’ release of Josh Inglis before the IPL 2026 auction, as Ricky Ponting
confirmed his unavailability for the entire season as well.

“Secondly, they have let Josh Inglis go. I was surprised, but Ricky Ponting confirmed that he isn’t available. He told Ricky that he won’t be available for the entire season. So he has been let go. Apart from him, they haven’t left too many players. They don’t need to buy much. They can find a middle-order batter because Josh Inglis is going. They could maybe look towards Cooper Connolly, and if they could get a backup pacer, and that’s about it. They don’t need too much. An Indian backup spinner and an overseas backup pacer with Xavier Bartlett, Lockie Ferguson and Marco Jansen. They are a good team and they have the money,” Aakash Chopra concluded.