Former Indian Test opener Aakash Chopra slammed Glenn Maxwell for his dismissal after Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s four-wicket loss against Rajasthan Royals at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
Maxwell was dismissed for a golden duck by Ravichandran Ashwin as his horrid form continued. RCB was 97-3 when Maxwell came to the crease and decided to take on the attack against Ashwin on the first ball.
Maxwell could only manage 52 runs in nine innings at an average of 5.78 and a strike rate of 120.93 in IPL 2024 as he had a disastrous season.
“Glenn Maxwell – what do you do Sir? Honestly speaking, I think he doesn’t even have 70-80 runs in nine matches. 28 is probably his highest score and he has a strike rate of 120. Firstly, the shot he played – how, why, a player had just gotten out and you also slogged and got out. Is there no accountability?” Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube Channel.
“The team might also be thinking that he is such a big player and they give him 10 crore rupees, so they expect you to show a little cricketing smarts and play for them just like he plays for Australia. Sometimes you feel whether he cares or not. Does he actually feel for the side that strongly? I am sure he does but the way he plays poses a question for sure. He also dropped a straightforward catch,” the former India opener added.
The renowned commentator also shared his surprise that RCB decided to send Cameron Green ahead of in-form Rajat Patidar.
“Rajasthan won the toss and said they would bowl first, and the way Trent Boult bowled at the start. He conceded only six runs in three overs and got Faf du Plessis out. RCB said they would make a change this time, that every time they send Rajat Patidar at No. 3 but would send Cameron Green this time. Don’t know why they sent him,” he said.
Chopra said that RCB kept losing wickets at regular intervals, which led to their downfall as they could only manage 172-8 after being put into bat.
“Virat Kohli was playing well with Cameron Green but then Virat Kohli got out. Cameron Green was batting but after that, wickets fell one after the other, and you thought what were they doing. They came to give a challenge but were giving wickets,” Chopra observed.
