Most overrated XI in Indian Premier League - IPL history

5) Glenn Maxwell

In modern-day cricket, some players will not be flustered by the situation of the game. One of them is Glenn Maxwell as he has immense self-belief in his capabilities. When in full-flow very few can match the audacity of the Australian. He can play orthodox and innovative shots with the same flair.

In true sense, Maxwell is the perfect specimen for the shorter formats of the game and therefore he was snapped up by Delhi franchise for the 2012 IPL. He only played 2 games in his debut year and the following season he changed his base to Mumbai. Finally, his IPL career took off in 2014 as he ended up with more than 550 runs while shouldering the batting responsibilities of the Punjab team. Suddenly he became the blue-eyed boy of the league.

What followed stunned the cricketing fans as his fortunes took a nosedive. In the next three seasons, he became a liability for the North Indian franchise. Then he gobbled up another expensive contract from the Delhi team but he couldn’t prove his batting credentials. The biggest disappointment was his reckless shot-making. In the name of intent Maxi regularly put his side in a spot of bother which is not a quality of an international star. His 2018 IPL stats, 169 runs in 12 games tells the complete story.