Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was roped in by the Kings XI Punjab at a mindboggling amount of Rs 10.75 Crore, making him one of the most expensive overseas recruits in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2⛎020 auction in Kolkata on Thursday.
Maxwell has been part of Bollywood actress Preity Zinta co-owned KXIP setup🎶 earlier, which could work in his favour.
‘The Big Show’ is a veteran in the IPL mix. He was the biggest buy during the IPL 2013 auctions. That year, he began with a base price of $200,000, and was finally bought by Mumbai Indians for a whopping $1 million.
Next season, in 2014, Punjab had bought him for Rs 6 crore a♔nd then, retඣained him.
In 2018, Maxwell was sold to Del🧸hi Capitals for Rs 9 crore.
The big-hౠitter is returning to competitive cricket after taking a break to focus on his mental health.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
All Is Well for Glenn Maxwell in the
₹10.75 Cr to— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
HIGH RATED GABRU! 😍
Welcome to , Glenn Maxwell! ♥
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
10.75 Crores for Glenn Maxwell? Can't really remember him doing anything substantial in IPL after 2014. Or did he?
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar)
Glenn Maxwell right now!
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)
Glenn Maxwell has💜 become the first milliona𒊎ire of the
The fact that Kings XI are going hard for him shows that whatever problems there were supposed to be must have been with Sehwag. He's gone, and KXIP want him back.
— Saurabh Somani (@saurabh_42)
Glenn Maxwell right now!
KXIP picks him for INR 1075L— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
Glenn Maxwell watching team owners raise hiꦚs bid.
— Karan Talwar (@BollywoodGandu)
Glenn Maxwell right now 🔥
— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan)
Glenn Maxwell at IPL Auctions:
2013 – USD 1 million, by MI
2014 – INR 6 crores, by KXIP
2018 – INR 9 crores, by DC
2020 – INR 10.75 crores, by KXIPHas always gone for big money!
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
Glenn Maxwell’s price shows where he ra❀nks in T20 cricket, the one arena where h𒅌is value is unquestionable.
— Daniel Cherny (@DanielCherny)
Sold prices of Glenn Maxwell at the IPL Auction:
1M USD
6 crore INR
9 crore INR
10.75 crore INRHe has earned approximately𓄧 31 crores INR in the Player Auction; the highest sum for any overseas player.
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)
BIG SHOW makes Big money: Rs 10.75 crore to Glenn Maxwel꧟l
— AlostIdentity (@AlostIdentity)
