You have freedom with ABD batting behind you: Glenn Maxwell

Glenn Maxwell’s association with the Royal Challengers Bangalore has yielded positive results for the team so far. Against Sunrisers Hyderabad, the maverick batter was in his elements, scoring a match-winning fifty. Maxwell, who was adjudged Man of the Match, said that he has benefitted with the comfort of knowing that there is AB de Villiers to bat behind him.

"It's a very nice start, new franchise for me and they have given me a specific role. To start like this is really nice. It's nice to have batters behind you, you have freedom with AB to come and it's a very similar role I have in the Australian cricket team. The support staff have been backing me as well. It's just about using the experience. Get myself in and then go for the runs. Probably having those guys behind me is a luxury at RCB," Maxwell said at the post-match presentation.

Maxwell also talked about how the culture at RCB is different from some of the other IPL teams he has been part of in the past.

"Maybe was pushed a bit too deep and expected to go from ball one, which I am not pretty good at. Maybe a bit of culture thing as well. Obviously, I think it's my 4th IPL team and there's a bit of pressure. So, it was really key for me to turn up and do well. I will wait for my chance to bowl. Washi (Washington Sundar) is a superstar for us. The more I don't bowl and hopefully I can keep contributing with the bat, the more happy I will be," he added.

Apart from Maxwell, all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed too shone for the Challengers bagging three crucial wickets in his side’s six-run victory against Hyderabad.