Former India openers Sunil Gavaskar believes Glenn Maxwell is the most suitable candidate to be RCB’s new skipper. Notably, Royal Challengers Bangalore have made some really exciting buys in the just-concluded IPL 2022 mega auction. Meanwhile, RCB are yet to name their captain.
In the auction, RCB found two names in Faf du Plessis and Dinesh Karthik, who could become the next captain of the team in IPL 2022. However, Sunil Gavaskar has picked Australian all-rounder Maxwell to lead the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Gavaskar feels giving Maxwell the additional responsibility will make him a better player and see him score more runs.
In a conversation with Sports Talk Gavaskar said ” “I think if Glenn Maxwell is given the responsibility then a different kind of Maxwell will be seen in IPL. Last year he batted brilliantly probably keeping the mega auction in mind, but he was retained after that, which was good, I guess, for him.”
“We have often seen that players who bat well but score 30-40 runs quickly and get out without getting the job done- especially when suppose the team requires 70 or 80 runs more. But when these same players are given a responsibility then they played well showing better shot selection. So if Maxwell is given the captaincy, he will score more and play better,” added Gavaskar.
Meanwhile, RCB’s Director Mike Hesson revealed his thoughts on the talks about Du Plessis leading the side, following Day 1’s action at the auction.Mike Hesson said, ‘We have not had that discussion yet. We have three great leaders now in the form of Maxwell, Virat, and Faf du Plessis. We are really happy with those three leaders, we also have Josh Hazlewood as a leader from a bowling point of view. So we are happy with the group, we will make a decision regarding captaincy after the auction’.
