Royal Challengers Bengaluru proceed to show meme fodder to followers on social media. Up towards the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Monday, RCB conceded essentially the most runs any staff has ever had within the historical past of the league, with Travis Head main his facet’s cost to 287/3. In reply, RCB may solely submit 262/7, dropping the match by 25 runs. For the match, the franchise made some daring selections by benching the Australian duo of Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green, two of the most costly gamers within the league. (IPL 2024 Points Table)
Seeing the likes of Maxwell, Green on the bench alongside different costly stars like Alzarri Joseph and Mohammed Siraj, former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batter Abhinav Mukund could not resist the chance to mock the Bengaluru franchise.
“17.5+11.5+11+7 crore on the bench for RCB,” Mukund wrote on X (previously Twitter), referring to Green, , Joseph, Maxwell and Siraj.
17.5+11.5+11+7 crore on the bench for RCB. #RCBvSRH
— Abhinav Mukund (@mukundabhinav) April 15, 2024
While different stars had been benched by the administration, Maxwell himself determined to withdraw from the staff, citing psychological and bodily fatigue.
“It was a pretty easy decision. I went to Faf and the coaches after the last game (vs Mumbai Indians) and said it was probably time we tried someone else (in his place). It’s actually a good time to give myself a bit of a mental and physical break, get my body right,” Maxwell mentioned within the post-match press meet.
“If I’m required to get in during the tournament, I can, hopefully, get back into a solid mental and physical space where I can make an impact,” Maxwell mentioned within the post-match press convention.
Maxwell hasn’t been capable of stay as much as his fame within the six matches he has performed thus far this season, making simply 32 runs at a median of 5.33 and an underwhelming strike-rate of 94.
Of the 32 runs he has scored, Maxwell registered 28 runs within the match towards Kolkata Knight Riders alone.
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