Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has proved to be one of the hottest properties in the Indian Premier League (IPL) over the years. Maxwell may have blown hot and cold in the league so far, however, he always remains in the top three players, who every franchise wants to target at the auction. For the first time in a few years, Maxwell won’t be starting bidding wars as he was retained by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) ahead of the mega auction after a stupendous season.
After a terrible outing in the 2020 edition with the Kings XI Punjab, many thought that he might not go big as he is expected to before every auction but the 33-year old was sold for INR 14.25 crore to RCB before being retained by the franchise for INR 11 crore.
Talking about the role of the IPL, Maxwell said that he owes a lot to the cash-rich league not just how it has helped him career-wise but the change it has brought in him as a person.
Speaking to Danish Sait on the RCB podcast, Maxwell said, “The IPL has changed my life in an amazing way that I have been able to meet some of my heroes, some of the people I have admired playing for and against.”
Having played alongside the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Chris Gayle, and now Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, Maxwell said that knowing and playing with players from different backgrounds has educated him culturally like never before.
“IPL has changed me as a cricketer, changed me as a person. I wasn’t possibly as culturally aware as a young player coming to India. When I was in India this year (2021), it was the 24th time I visited the county, which is quite a few times in a 11-year career,” he added.
Maxwell, who has become an inseparable part of the Australian white-ball team, said that IPL exposes him to handling different situations in the game and how to deal with pressure.
“I owe IPL a hell of a lot because it has also helped me as an international cricketer. I have been able to adapt to different situations which I never thought I would ever do, as the IPL exposes international cricketers to those situations,” the Victorian further said.
