Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has decided to leave Royal Challengers Bengaluru after a flop show in IPL 2024. He has unfollowed the franchise on Instagram, giving a clear indication that he is willing to play for a new franchise in IPL 2025. He was a regular for the team over the last few years and has played good knocks.
In 10 innings, Maxwell managed to score just 52 runs for RCB in IPL 2024. He took a break from the matches due to mental fatigue but returned after a while. Maxwell couldn’t contribute, and the RCB paid a heavy price for trusting his abilities as the franchise failed to end their title drought.
He hasn’t been able to prove himself in the cash-rich league, and some of the former players have labelled him as the most overrated player in the tournament’s history.
Despite being one of Australia’s consistent performers in white-ball cricket, Maxwell hasn’t shown his class in IPL.
Faf du Plessis’ captaincy is also under scrutiny. In the first season as skipper, RCB reached the third spot. Faf was the team’s highest run-scorer in 2023. In IPL 2024, RCB registered six consecutive wins to make it to the playoffs, where Rajasthan Royals eliminated them.
There will be a lot of discussions before retaining players for the 18th season. Virat Kohli is the only cricketer who is sure of getting retained.
