"I never felt that he is that serious about the game": Virender Sehwag on Glenn Maxwell's IPL performance

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell had a disappointing IPL season in 2020. However, when he returned to international cricket, Maxwell bashed the Indian bowlers all over the park. 

Maxwell’s former Kings XI Punjab teammate Virender Sehwag has lashed out on his approach towards the game in IPL, saying that he is more serious about golf than cricket during the IPL seasons. Barring the 2014 season, Maxwell has always failed to live up to the expectations in the IPL. 

“His attitude changes when he plays for Australia. When he goes to Australia, he knows that if he has two or three bad innings, he will be left out of the Australian team and it will be difficult to make a comeback,” Sehwag said on the Sony Sports Network’s talk show. 

The former Indian opener added that Maxwell does not take pressure in the Indian Premier League and said that he has a lot of drinks in his room after the match ends. 

“He (Maxwell) doesn’t take pressure at all (In IPL). He is there only for enjoyment. He will do everything in the match encourage players, roam around, dance other than scoring runs. As soon as the match is over, if he is getting free drinks, he will take that to his room or go to the room and have a lot of drinks.

Lastly, Sehwag concluded that he never felt Maxwell had any seriousness in the IPL. It is pertinent to note that Maxwell captained the Kings XI Punjab team in the IPL during the 2017 season. Sehwag was a part of the team management then. 

“So, I never felt that he is that serious about the game. When he comes to the IPL, he is more serious about his golf than cricket. Because if you are that serious, the performance shows, Virender Sehwag signed off.

Since Glenn Maxwell could not hit a single six in IPL 2020 and has starred in the series against India, Sehwag’s claims might be true.