The star all-rounder of the Australian Cricket team Glenn Maxwell has interacted with the media after not being retained by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the IPL 2025. RCB, however, decided to keep three players for the next season Virat Kohli (INR 21 Cr), Rajat Patidar (INR 11 Cr), and Yash Dayal (INR 5 Cr), spending a total of INR 37 Cr.
The Bengaluru-based team has three Right to Match (RTM) cards and INR 83 Crore left in their auction budget. One of the key players not kept by the team was Glenn Maxwell, who has been part of the team since 2021. Recently, Maxwell talked about how the team told him about their decision and he is impressed by the way RCB management conveyed it to him.
While having a conversation with ESPNCricinfo, Glenn Maxwell said, “I got a phone call from Mo Bobat and Andy Flower. I sat there on a zoom call, and they sort of explained to me the decision not to be retained. And, it was actually a really beautiful exit meeting, if that if that could be possible. We ended up talking about the game for about half an hour and talking about their strategy and what they were looking to get to do, going forward. So, I was really happy with that.”
The Australian star also said that he understood the team’s plans for the next season and mentioned that his time with RCB isn’t finished yet.
“They were obviously changing a few of their staff as well. So they needed to get that sorted before they started talking to players. And I understood that process was going to take a bit of time. And, but yeah, you’re always sort of getting a little bit edgy around that, that last date about whether you’re gonna be retained and not so sure what’s gonna happen. But, completely understand what they the direction they’re heading in. They went, with three unions to build that core. And, yeah, hopefully their overseas can complement, those locals. Yeah I wouldn’t say my RCB journey’s over, but, yeah, I’d certainly love to get back there. It was a great franchise to play for and really enjoyed my time there,” he added.
Maxwell had a tough season with RCB, where he scored only 52 runs from nine innings, with an average of 5.77 and a top score of 28. However, he did contribute with the ball and took six wickets at an average of 21.50 and an economy rate of 8.06.
