Glenn Maxwell demoted in Punjab batting order, KL Rahul & Anil Kumble face Twitter wrath

thing seems to be going in favour of Punjab franchise in 13th edition of Dream11 Indian Premier League. KL Rahul-led side's encounter against Kolkata was crucial for m to stay afloat in competition. ir bowling unit took matters in ir own hands to put breaks on star-studded batting line-up of Kolkata. Chasing a target of 165, team failed to cross line yet again despite half-centuries from KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal. 

Anil Kumble faces wrath of fans once again 

top order provided an ideal platform for middle-order to clinch game, however, manment's decision to promote wicketkeeper-batsman Prabhsimran Singh ahe of Glenn Maxwell came raised a lot of eyebrows. Singh failed to capitalise on opportunity and could only occupy crease for 7 balls, scoring a mere 4 runs. Anil Kumble and KL Rahul came under scrutiny of fans yet again as y found this ploy of sending a rookie batsman ahe of power hitter Glenn Maxwell baffling.

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Glenn Maxwell was at crease in penultimate over of match when team needed 14 runs of last over. Up against Kolkata's mystery spinner Sunil Narine, batsman showed glimpses of form with a switch hit to accumulate precious four runs for his side. With 7 runs needed off final ball, Glenn Maxwell almost put Punjab in ir second Super Over of Dream11 IPL as he hit a lofted shot that almost went for a six. Punjab ultimately lost closely fought battle by 2 runs.

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team started ir campaign with a revamped think tank that included a new he coach in Anil Kumble and KL Rahul was assigned duty of leing side to success. team started ir championship pursuit with a competitive game with Delhi, that y lost in Super Over. A comprehensive win over strong Bangalore team indicated that greater things to come, but talented side could t live up to ir expectations as y kept on losing ir way as competition progressed. side have w played against every team in competition and are languishing at bottom of Dream11 IPL points table. 

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Anil Kumble has been subject to a lot of criticism in his stint in Dream11 IPL 2020. franchise's fans have been vocal about ir displeasure of t including T20 veteran Chris Gayle in playing 11. side persisted with Glenn Maxwell in spite of Australian t making a significant impact in side, which h irked team's fanbase as y rooted for inclusion of Chris Gayle. 

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Im source: Punjab Instagram