Virender Sehwag feels Glenn Maxwell is more serious about his golf than cricket in IPL

Virender Sehwag feels Glenn Maxwell is more serious about his golf than cricket in IPL
Glenn Maxwell and Virender Sehwag
Glenn Maxwell and Virender Sehwag

Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag once again took a dig at all-rounder Glenn Maxwell for his poor performance during the recently-concluded IPL edition. The Australian failed to hit even a single six in the entire tournament for his franchise, Kings XI Punjab. 

However, Maxwell looked in a completely different form for his national side against India during the limited-overs clashes. The 32-year old played several match-winning knocks for the kangaroos in ODIs and T20Is. 

“He (Maxwell) doesn’t take pressure at all (In IPL). Maxwell is there only for enjoyment. He will do everything in the match – encourage players, roam around, dance – other than scoring runs. As soon as the match is over, if he is getting free drinks he will take that to his room or go to the room and have a lot of drinks,” Sehwag said during a discussion on Sony Sports network.

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“So, I never felt that he is that serious about the game. When he comes to the IPL, he is more serious about his golf than cricket. Because if you are that serious, the performance shows,” he added.

Maxwell’s attitude changes while playing for Australia: Sehwag

Glenn Maxwell during the T20I series against Australia

The cricketer turned commentator reckoned Glenn Maxwell looks in different touch while playing for Australia. 

“His attitude changes when he plays for Australia. When he goes to Australia, he knows that if he has two or three bad innings, he will be left out of the Australian team and it will be difficult to make a comeback,” Sehwag observed.

“But in the IPL, there is no fear. Even if you are not there in the playing XI, you will still get the 1.5 million dollars that you are getting. It is possible that 20 or 30% is cut when you are not part of the playing XI, so if not 1.5 million, he will get one million. So that is free money going into the pocket,” he added.

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