Former India cricketer Parthiv Patel slammed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) all-rounder Glenn Maxwell and known as him the “most overrated” participant within the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Patel’s touch upon Maxwell got here after the top of RCB’s match towards Gujarat Titans (GT) on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday, the place the Australian scored simply 4 runs from three balls at a strike fee of 133.33. Nevertheless, the Bengaluru-based franchise clinched a four-wicket win over GT in entrance of their house crowd.
Patel took to his official X (previously Twitter) account and hit out on the 35-year-old for his efficiency within the ongoing IPL 2024. (Watch: Anushka Sharma’s Priceless Response As Virat Kohli Survives Run-Out Goes Viral)
“Glenn Maxwell….HE IS THE MOST OVERRATED participant within the historical past of ipl,” Patel wrote on X.
Within the seventeenth season of IPL, Maxwell scored 104 runs after showing in eight matches. He bagged 5 wickets at an financial system fee of 8.33 for RCB in IPL 2024.
Recapping the match, RCB elected to discipline first after profitable the toss. GT was 19/3 at one level. Then, a 61-run partnership between Shahrukh Khan (37) and David Miller (30) helped GT make a quick comeback.
RCB saved taking common wickets and as soon as once more diminished GT to 87/5. Then, a 44-run partnership between Rahul Tewatia (35) and Rashid Khan (18) took GT past the 100-run mark. RCB bundled out GT for 147 runs in 19.3 overs.
Yash Dayal (2/21), Vijaykumar Vyshak (2/23) and Mohammed Siraj (2/29) have been among the many prime bowlers for RCB. Cameron Inexperienced and Karn Sharma took a wicket every. Through the run chase, RCB began off brilliantly with Faf Du Plessis (64) and Virat Kohli (42) placing up a 92-run stand.
After that RCB misplaced its method attributable to a unbelievable spell from Joshua Little (4/45) and Noor Ahmed (2/23). Nevertheless, Dinesh Karthik (21*) and Swapnil Singh (15*) guided the workforce to a four-wicket win with 38 balls left.