Mumbai: Australia’s aggressive batsman Glenn Maxwell is confident that the new Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Faf du Plessis will achieve great results with the franchise as the dressing room sees the respect he receives from fellow players. can go.
Maxwell, who has missed out on some early matches due to his marriage, is likely to play against Mumbai Indians on April 9. He had earlier heaped praise on the former South African captain who has been appointed as the captain in place of Virat Kohli for the current season.
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“We think he will do a wonderful job with the franchise and even the way he started, you can say he is respected by everyone in the dressing room,” Maxwell said on RCB’s ‘Bold Diaries’. He not only leads by example but also delivers brilliantly.” But Maxwell made it clear that other senior players also need to help the captain in order to operate without any problems.
Maxwell is heavily influenced by the 36-year-old veteran Dinesh Karthik who is still making special appearances. He said, “I was watching and I think (young) Anuj Rawat, he is very exciting. What I am really thrilled about is old friend Dinesh Karthik.”
Maxwell said, “He’s excellent. Running in excellent form. Still contributing. I played with him in 2013 in Mumbai. Nine years later, we are once again part of the same dressing room. It’s great to see him bat like this. We love this kind of depth in the batting order.” Maxwell said that he has trained hard since reaching Mumbai and is looking forward to getting into the match. (agency)