India’s legendary batsman Virender Sehwag joked again against Australian off-roader Glenn Maxwell and claimed that the 32-year-old only comes to enjoy and have free drinks in his hotel room during the Indian Premier League (IPL).
This comes days after the Sehwag cheerleader’s comment about the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) player of ‘Rs 10 crore’. Virender Sehwag has made the remarks ahead of the India versus Australia series. The 42-year-old had stated that Maxwell, who managed to score just 108 runs with a strike rate of 101.88 in 13 games at IPL 2020, was on ‘highly paid’ vacation throughout the tournament.
The Australian had responded to Sehwag’s comment, saying: “Okay. Viru is quite frank with his dislike for me, and that’s okay. He is allowed to say whatever he wants. He’s in the media for such statements, so that’s okay. I deal with that and go ahead, and take it with a grain of salt with Sehwag. “
Sehwag unleashes new taunts on Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell suddenly shrugged off his poor form in the recently concluded T20I and ODI series against India, scoring 78 (in 3 matches) and 167 (in 3 matches with 83.50 average and 194.18 hit rate) in the first and the second. respectively.
Sehwag has opined that Maxwell is under pressure to perform well and maintain his place on the national team, but when it comes to IPL, the opposite is the case. Additionally, Shewag, the former KXIP player and mentor, claimed that the hard-hitting hitter comes to IPL to enjoy free drinks in his hotel room. The former starter added that at IPL, Maxwell takes his golf more seriously than he does cricket.
“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 come back, ”Sehwag told Sony Sports Network.
“He (Maxwell) doesn’t get pressure at all (at IPL). He is there just to enjoy. He will do his best in the match to cheer on the players, wander, dance, as well as score runs. As soon as the match is over, if you get free drinks, you will bring them to your room or go to the room and have lots of drinks.
“So I never felt like he took the game so seriously. When it comes to IPL, he takes golf more seriously than cricket. Because if it’s that serious, the performance shows, Virender Sehwag said.
