One of the most costly gamers in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell joined the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) camp. In a video posted by RCB on Twitter, Maxwell aka ‘The Big Show’ may be seen assembly his teammates and coach Mike Hesson. The explosive Aussie batsman was visibly blissful to satisfy Indian leg-spinner, Yuzvendra Chahal. However, the bromance off the sector didn’t assure an analogous behaviour on the pitch as Maxwell efficiently performed a couple of reverse sweeps towards the leggie.
Maxwell hit Chahal for a six off the reverse sweep. Playing with the spin, he additionally performed a swap hit to ship the ball to the boundary ropes. The 32-year-old’s onslaught didn’t simply cease there. He took on Australian all-rounder Daniel Christian as properly making an attempt reverse scoop and different unorthodox pictures.
Glenn Maxwell’s Day Out @Gmaxi_32 got here. Maxwell reverse swept. And Maxwell had enjoyable. Watch The Big Show and Kyle Jamieson at their first apply session for #RCB forward of #IPL2021.#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers pic.twitter.com/naMXQcAROQ
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) April 6, 2021
RCB roped in Maxwell for a whopping Rs 14.25 crore after an intense bidding conflict towards Chennai Super Kings (CSK). He had a forgettable season with Punjab Kings (then Kings XI Punjab) in 2020 scoring simply 108 runs from 13 video games at a median of 15.42. His finest season in IPL got here within the 2014 season when the Punjab franchise reached the finals.
New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson joined the camp as properly. Jamieson’s companies had been acquired for an enormous sum of Rs 15 crore. Jamieson can be making his IPL debut this yr. Considering the massive bucks spent, each Maxwell and Jamieson are anticipated to be part of RCB’s taking part in eleven, after they tackle defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) within the match opener on April 9 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
RCB reached the playoffs final season with seven wins from 14 video games. They had been knocked out by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) within the eliminator.
