After a modest run in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Royal Challengers Bengaluru all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has decided to take a “mental and physical” break from the tournament.
Maxwell’s absence from RCB’s match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday was initially attributed to a finger injury he suffered during the previous match against Mumbai Indians, but he later admitted that he had taken a break from the league.
“It was a pretty easy decision. After the last game (vs. Mumbai Indians), I went to Faf and the coaches 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 said in 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,” he added.
Maxwell was quite underwhelming with the bat in his six matches this season, making just 32 runs at an average of 5.33 and a strike rate of 94.
In that 32, Maxwell scored 28 in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders alone, which was also helped to a great degree by two dropped catches.
The 35-year-old agreed he was not contributing enough to merit a place in RCB playing 11.
“I have been in this situation where you can keep playing and get deeper into a hole. We have had a pretty big deficiency after the power play, which has been my area of strength over the last couple of seasons.
“I felt like I wasn't contributing with the bat, and with the results and the position we find ourselves on the table, I think it's a good time to give someone else an opportunity to show their wares, and hopefully, someone can make that spot their own,” a candid Maxwell said.
Maxwell also said that luck was not with him in this tournament.
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