Mumbai Mumbai. Glenn Maxwell and Virender Sehwag, who are very similar in terms of playing style, surprisingly did not agree with each other when they were given the responsibility of delivering success for IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings). Was given. Apparently, there were differences between the two during the poor performance of 2017, when the team finished out of the top-4. Sehwag was the mentor of the team and Maxwell was given the command of the team that season.
Virender Sehwag and Glenn Maxwell remained at loggerheads over selection calls and various team dynamics. According to a revelation made by Maxwell, the former Indian batsman was not related to the Australian all-rounder's leadership ideas, moreover, he presented himself as the sole decision maker when it came to deciding on the playing eleven. “When it came to selection, I thought it might be a good idea to get the coaches together in a WhatsApp group to make our decisions. Maxwell has written in his book, an excerpt from which
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“At the end of the process, they made it clear that they would pick the starting XI, end of story. We were still losing on and off the field, Sehwag on more than one occasion took decisions that didn't necessarily make sense.” Reflecting on the IPL 2017 season, Maxwell expressed satisfaction at the team's patience in surviving till the final group stage, and while the team did not make the playoffs, the former captain said that it could have been worse and he Expressed satisfaction with the impact they were able to spread.
“The season came down to our final group game against Pune away from home, and we produced a shocking performance batting first on a wet wicket, being bundled out for 73. It's all over. In the context of everything that was going on, I'm still proud of the fact that we were able to keep the show comprehensively up to that stage,” Maxwell said. “I was happy with my performance as well, I did the right thing. Did the right thing as a leader by giving him timely opportunities to impact games with bat and ball. Sure, we all didn't make it to the postseason, but it could have been worse.
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