Playing for Kings XI Punjab in the last season, Maxwell had a disappointing tournament scoring just 108 runs in 13 games. Maxwell has been released from the squad and he will go under hammer when the IPL auctions commences on February 18.
"There are shorter boundaries here and we had a good game last time. For the bowling line-up as well we wanted to be more professional and test ourselves," skipper Virat Kohli said.
Having struggled to make an impact with the bat in the Indian Premier League in UAE, the dashing batsman looked a different player in his home conditions.
A switch-hit involves a batsman changing the order of his hands (from left-handed to right handed grip or vice-versa) after the bowler starts his run-up
The former opener suggested the KXIP to release Sheldon Cottrell and Maxwell ahead of the next season, calling Maxwell as the ‘10 crore cheerleader’ who was on a ‘highly-paid vacation’.
Maxwell has so far scored 1, 5, 13, 11, 11 not out and 7 in six matches drawing criticism. KXIP will have to get something out of Maxwell. You cannot keep an overseas player’s spot like this.