“47 Crore On Bench”: Ex CSK Star Shows No Mercy In Mocking RCB | Cricket News

Royal Challengers Bengaluru proceed to show meme fodder to followers on social media. Up in opposition to the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Monday, RCB conceded probably the most runs any crew has ever had within the historical past of the league, with Travis Head main his facet’s cost to 287/3. In reply, RCB may solely publish 262/7, shedding the match by 25 runs. For the match, the franchise made some daring selections by benching the Australian duo of Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green, two of the most costly gamers within the league. (IPL 2024 Points Table)

Seeing the likes of Maxwell, Inexperienced on the bench alongside different costly stars like Alzarri Joseph and Mohammed Siraj, former Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) batter Abhinav Mukund could not resist the chance to mock the Bengaluru franchise.

“17.5+11.5+11+7 crore on the bench for RCB,” Mukund wrote on X (previously Twitter), referring to Inexperienced, , Joseph, Maxwell and Siraj.

17.5+11.5+11+7 crore on the bench for RCB. #RCBvSRH

— Abhinav Mukund (@mukundabhinav) April 15, 2024

Whereas different stars had been benched by the administration, Maxwell himself determined to withdraw from the crew, citing psychological and bodily fatigue.

“It was a fairly simple choice. I went to Faf and the coaches after the final recreation (vs Mumbai Indians) and mentioned it was in all probability time we tried another person (in his place). It is really time to present myself a little bit of a psychological and bodily break, get my physique proper,” Maxwell mentioned within the post-match press meet.

“If I am required to get in throughout the event, I can, hopefully, get again right into a strong psychological and bodily area the place I could make an influence,” Maxwell mentioned within the post-match press convention.

Maxwell hasn’t been in a position to reside as much as his repute within the six matches he has performed thus far this season, making simply 32 runs at a median of 5.33 and an underwhelming strike-rate of 94.

Of the 32 runs he has scored, Maxwell registered 28 runs within the match in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders alone.