RCB Pick Maxwell for Rs 14.25 Crore, Twitter Can’t Quite Digest It

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was sold to RCB for Rs 14.25 crore at the 2021 IPL Auction.

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 14.25 crore at the 2021 IPL Auction on Thursday, 18 February.

The explosive all-rounder saw three teams – Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, and RCB – bidding for him, with RCB and CSK engaging in a long bidding battle.

However, many on Twitter were amused by the price Maxwell was bought at.

‘In for Economy With the Ball’?

Maxwell ke yahaan Mahoul during every #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/aEtihOGvHM

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 18, 2021

If we all got performance appraisals like Glen Maxwell!

— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) February 18, 2021

14.25 crores without hitting a single six last season! Maybe he is in for his economy with the ball 😛 #maxwell #IPLAuction2021

— Gautam Bhimani (@gbhimani) February 18, 2021

RCB buying Glen Maxwell#IPLAuction2021 pic.twitter.com/5VxcFKD40s

— Akash (@vaderakash) February 18, 2021

The Sensex and Maxwell.... prices and fundamentals......well!!

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 18, 2021

Maxwell in IPL 2020: 108 runs off 106 balls, ZERO sixes

Reward: 32.55% appraisal for #IPL2021

Pandemic, what pandemic? #IPLAuction2021

— Yash Jha (@jhayash) February 18, 2021