IPL 2021 auction: Scott Styris SLAMS Glenn Maxwell, cautions teams on picking him again

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell featured in  KXIP list of released players 2021 last week. all-rounder's ouster from KXIP squ doesn't come as a surprise after his horror show at Dream11 IPL 2020 in UAE. During Dream11 IPL 2020 auction in December 2019, 32-year-old became one of nine new cricketers to be purchased by franchise.

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Scott Styris vises IPL franchises to t spend too much on Glenn Maxwell

As per signing, Glenn Maxwell IPL 2020 price was ₹10.75 crores (US$1.5 million), thus making him Punjab’s second most expensive player after captain KL Rahul (₹11 crores). However, Maxwell failed to justify faith shown in him by franchise as he could only man 108 runs in 13 matches (without a single six) in previous edition of marquee tournament. w, former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris has vised  franchises to t go all guns blazing for Australian at IPL 2021 auction.

While speaking to Star Sports Network, Styris was asked if Maxwell would find any bidders at IPL 2021 auction. former Kiwi all-rounder replied that it would be illogical to spend big bucks on all-rounder. Styris said that if anybody pays anything close to ₹10-crore mark for Maxwell, y have got rocks in ir he. He ded that everyone kws how good a player he is, which he said is t point. According to Styris, Maxwell has a lot of talent but talent has outweighed actual performances that cricketing world has seen from Victorian batsman.

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However, Styris was sure that re will be someone who will take a chance on Maxwell again, but ded that it should only be at something like his base price. former Kiwi all-rounder reckoned that franchise that ends up buying Maxwell should hope that y strike lightning in a bottle and get lucky and that all-rounder is in good form who somehow mans to turn around what has been a pretty disappointing five or six years in IPL.

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Meanwhile, Maxwell was in scintillating form in ODIs as well as T20I series against India in vember-December. 32-year old followed it up with a string of impressive performances in BBL 2021, which might work in his favour at IPL 2021 auction. Maxwell played 13 matches in BBL 2021 where he scored 379 runs at a decent aver of 31.56 and a brilliant strike-rate of 143.56 to go with three fifties. 

cricketer was recently selected for  New Zealand vs Australia 2021 T20I series that is set to commence on February 22. It will be interesting to see if Maxwell is able to land a contract at IPL 2021 auction.

KXIP list of released players 2021

Glenn Maxwell, Karun Nair, Hardus Viljoen, Jageesha Suchith, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Sheldon Cottrell, Jimmy Neesham, Krishnappa Gowtham, Tajinder Singh.

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SOURCE: IPLT20.COM/ CRICKET.COM.AU