WATCH: RCB share technique and planning behind Glenn Maxwell bid in IPL 2021 public sale

Image Source : VIDEO GRAB RCB’s Director of cricket operations Mike Hesso
Australian batting all-rounder Glenn Maxwell’s forgettable 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) did not appear to matter on the 2021 public sale as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) ended up signing him for Rs 14.25 crore. RCB on Monday tweeted a video that confirmed how they, led by director of cricket operations Mike Hesson, deliberate their bid for Maxwell.
Hesson defined within the video why RCB have been determined to signal Maxwell no matter what his type was final season. Maxwell had simply 108 runs in 13 innings at a mean of 15.

“The reason why we like him is that he’s the most dangerous in overs 10-15. Since 2014 in the middle overs, his average is 28 with a strike rate of 161.5. That would do us beautifully,” Hesson says within the video.

“And he can be a bowling option. We need somebody in that top 6 that can bowl 3-4 overs, but Maxwell can bowl two. Those numbers are exceptional,” he additional says.
The RCB suppose tank predicted Chennai Super Kings (CSK) competing with them for Maxwell with Hesson calling the three-time champions “the only threat”. As it turned out, it was a bidding warfare between RCB and CSK that led to Maxwell’s value hovering to shut to Rs 15 crore. The two groups have been battling one another after Maxwell’s value crossed Rs 4.4 crore.