The IPL will probably be the last tournament I ever play – Glenn Maxwell

Glenn Maxwell has been instrumental for the Royal Challengers Bangalore ever since he donned the RCB threads. In his very first year for the Red and Gold brigade, he went on to be the top scorer with 513 runs scored at a breezy pace of 144.10 while following that up with a handful of impressive displays in the following years.

In last year’s IPL, he went onto hammer 400 runs at a strike rate of 183.49, making it a show worth watching. More importantly, he pulled off the feat on the back of an injury where he broke his leg six months ahead of the tournament from a freak accident at a friend’s birthday party.

Talking in an interview at the Melbourne airport, Maxi said, “The IPL will probably be the last tournament I ever play, as I will play the IPL until I can't walk anymore.”

He continued, “I was talking about how good the IPL has been to me throughout my career; the people I've met, the coaches I have played under, the international players that you get to rub shoulders with, how beneficial to my whole career that tournament has been.”

Maxi further stated about the learning curve of IPL, adding, “You're rubbing shoulders with AB [de Villiers] and Virat [Kohli] for two months, talking to them while watching other games. It's just the greatest learning experience that any player could ask for.”

Also explaining how the IPL can help the Aussie players ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup, Maxi said, “Hopefully a lot of our Australian players can get over to the IPL and get to work in slightly similar conditions to the West Indies, where it is a little bit drier, it will spin."

He concluded by talking about the BBL, stating, “As soon as we won this World Cup, we all talked about refocusing towards the next one. I'm hoping it's going to be a really exciting summer for the BBL, with what is just around the corner. Hopefully a little bit more importance on putting your name up in the headlines for the right reasons and trying to push for those spots."