GLENN MAXWELL

‘The Big Show’, as Glenn Maxwell is fondly called, has to be the batsman for KXIP in the UAE. He had shown immense promise and performance the last time IPL moved out to the UAE and this has risen the expectations from him.

Maxwell had a topsy-turvy last 12 months in professional cricket. He could not perform according to the stands of T20 cricket. Then came the confession that he had gone in depression. However, he came out of it and now has come back to the cricket scene with a bang.

"I would love to be available for it," Glenn Maxwell looking forward to IPL 2020

In the IPL, Maxwell has 1395 runs in 68 innings at an average of 22.90 and a strike rate of a whopping 161.13. His big-hitting in the death overs will be crucial for KXIP as they don’t have an array of finishers on their side.

He can actually be used as a floater with the likes of KL Rahul and Chris Gayle opening the batting with Mayank Agarwal and Karun Nair being slotted in the middle order.

If the openers set the right platform, KXIP can make hay by sending out Maxwell or they can use him at the back end to finish the innings off on a high note.