#4 Glenn Maxwell’s decision to demote himself backfires
Kings XI Punjab skipper Glenn Maxwell was brilliant with the bat during Kings XI Punjab’s previous three games, scoring 112 runs at an impressive strike rate of 200 and had easily established himself as Kings Xi’s talisman.
With Delhi posting a total of 188, Maxwell was needed to fire on all cylinders if KXIP would have to chase down the total. However, Punjab were off to a disastrous start as they lost both Manan Vohra and Wriddhiman Saha within the first four overs. What was even more surprising that Maxwell did not come out to bat at No.4. Instead, he came in to bat at No. 6, having sent Eoin Morgan and David Miller before himself.
Maxwell’s gamble did not pay off as he was dismissed by Amit Mishra for a duck after having faced only two balls. This was not a very wise decision by the KXIP skipper as when a team is chasing down a total close to 190 and has lost a couple of early wickets, they need their talisman to come in sooner and take the responsibility of keeping them in the match. Having witnessed this disastrous outcome, Maxwell will surely think twice before demoting himself in the batting order again.
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