Top 5 batsmen from the UAE segment of IPL 2014

1) Glenn Maxwell: 300 runs in 5 innings at a strike-rate of 201

Glenn Maxwell set the IPL on fire in the first 5 games of 2014. He seemed to be playing on different pitches altogether and smoked 300 runs at a phenomenal strike-rate of above 200, which was head and shoulders above everyone else. His first 3 scores read 95, 89, 95 all at around strike-rate of 200, bagging the man of the match in each game. He was playing fearless cricket, hitting far and long, which set up Kings XI Punjab for a great season where they finished runners up.

Maxwell is perhaps one of the most talented cricketers of the modern generation. His six-hitting ability and the repertoire of shots he possesses make him an extremely difficult batsman to bowl to. However, due to risky shot selection, he has also not been able to maintain consistency, especially in the IPL and apart from the 2014 season where he scored more than 550 runs, he hasn’t really set the IPL on fire like he should have.

Maxwell returns to Punjab after having skipped the last season and the franchise will be hoping that Maxwell can rekindle his form of 2014 and put up a blistering performance in the UAE and perhaps take them beyond the final hurdle this time around.