Glenn Maxwell has decided to take an indefinite "mental and physical" break

Glenn Maxwell, an all-rounder with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, has chosen to take an extended "mental and physical" pause from the Indian Premier League. He attributes his decision to his terrible batting record. Maxwell's finger injury from the previous game against the Mumbai Indians was originally the reason for his absence from the RCB's encounter against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday. However, he later acknowledged that he had left the team.

Maxwell has chosen to withdraw from competitive cricket twice in his career in order to regain his composure. He had taken a similar hiatus in October 2019, claiming at the time that he felt destroyed both physically and psychologically. A few months later, the 35-year-old returned. Maxwell has featured in six matches so far in the 2017 IPL, but his performance with the bat has been quite lackluster, scoring only 32 runs at an average of 5.33 and a strike-rate of 94.