It was a season to remember for Royal Challengers Bengaluru all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who failed to live up to the franchise. RCB were knocked out by Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator competition on Wednesday, with Maxwell winning a golden duck. The Australian all-rounder showed no mercy from former cricketers and fans, who asked him some tough questions about his repeated failures in the league. After a series of poor performances in the first half of the IPL, Maxwell even decided to take an indefinite break from the league, but the absence of other foreign stars like Phil Salt, led to the Australian star’s return.
Against Rajasthan, Maxwell was tasked with accelerating RCB’s scoring rate following the dismissals of key players like Virat Kohli and Cameron Green. But Maxwell was undone off the first ball he faced from Ravichandran Ashwin.
Seeing Maxwell depart in the first ball, the former India all-rounder posted on X (formerly Twitter): “What was Maxwell doing?”
What was Maxwell doing?
-Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 22, 2024
Former England captain Kevin Pietersen, who was serving as a commentator at the time, criticized Maxwell on air.
“What the hell was that about Glenn Maxwell?” Pietersen commented on air. “This is a huge game, you need your best players to perform, you need to give yourself a chance. This Glenn Maxwell thing is not good enough.”
Even fans have turned to memes to express their frustration with Maxwell, criticizing the player’s shockingly poor performance this season.
Glenn Maxwell pic.twitter.com/YNQcSUSXlU
-Desi Bhayo (@desi_bhayo88) May 22, 2024
Maxwell again today #RCBvsRR #RRvsRCB #ViratKohli #maxwell #IPL2024Playoff pic.twitter.com/4dbQzo5GOp
-QAZI (@koini007) May 22, 2024
Virat Kohli with Glen Maxwell in the dressing room pic.twitter.com/lHlgMmalGg
– Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) May 22, 2024
RCB Maxwell fans ke tar: pic.twitter.com/F70n0vQIu0
– Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) May 22, 2024
Dhoni retired at the age of 42 in IPL 2024:
11 entries
161 races
53rd Avenue
220.5 Rs.HARCB maxwell blood in this IPL:
9 guesthouses
52 races
5.78 Avenue
121 S/R pic.twitter.com/JQSYXBk4UT-RK (@MahiGOAT07) May 23, 2024
Maxwell was not only poor with the bat against Rajasthan but also disappointing on the field, scoring an important catch from Tom Kohler-Cadmore. Maxwell was signed by RCB ahead of the IPL 2024 auction for a fee of INR 11 crore. Going by his form, it would be a surprise if RCB decide to keep him ahead of next year’s mega auction.
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