Director of cricket at Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Mike Hesson said that Glenn Maxwell’s batting during the middle overs and back-end will add dimension to their side and will also help him to play freely.
Glenn Maxwell was one of the most expensive picks in the IPL 2021 auction as the right-handed batsman was sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for a whopping price of INR 14.25 crores after being released by Punjab Kings (PBKS).
RCB’s acquisition of Maxwell at an extravagant price surprised everyone, considering the Australian all-rounder's indifferent form in the tournament over the past few years.
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Taking about Glenn Maxwell’s role, Director of cricket at Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Mike Hesson said that they wanted to have a player of former’s quality during middle overs and at the back-end.
“He (Maxwell) is fantastic and fits in the middle-order for us. We wanted to have a player of his quality during middle overs and at the back-end as well, he brings in a huge amount of experience,” Mike Hesson said during a virtual press conference.
Hesson said that Maxwell, on his day, can turn a game on its head and they are working on providing the Australian all-rounder clear role in order to maximize his skills.
“On his day, he can turn a game on its head. We need to use him in a space where we can maximize his skills and we are looking at how we do that,” he said.
Mike Hesson said that he wants Glenn Maxwell to understand his role. He added that the latter has good skills along with experience and will also be part of their leadership group.
“I am waiting to speak to him and be clear about his role. It’s just been a few days. Amongst peers, he is going to bat, so it's better he understands his role implicitly. He has good skills, highly experienced, and will also be part of the leadership group,” said Mike Hesson.
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Mike Hesson further lauded skipper Virat Kohli for his form against England in the recently concluded T20I series and said that the latter will bat at the top of the order.
“I think Virat is so experienced with what he does with RCB and he is going to bat at the top of the order. It's a position, he knows well. He is in fine touch. I thought the way he played in T20s against England how he controlled the tempo, on his day when he does for RCB.” he concluded.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will lock horns in a high voltage clash against defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in a season opener at Chennai on 9th April.
(PTI inputs)
