IPL 2025 ka drama continues! Punjab Kings ke explosive batter Glenn Maxwell phir ek baar expectations par khare nahi utar paaye, aur is baar unki kharab form ka mazaak udaane ke liye Sanjay Manjrekar ne ek zabardast analogy use ki — Halley’s Comet!
April 5 ko Rajasthan Royals ke against chase karte hue PBKS ne jaldi wickets gawa diye, jiske baad seventh over mein Maxwell crease par aaye. Unhone ek six aur teen fours maare, lekin vo impact nahi bana paaye jiska unse intezaar tha. Maheesh Theekshana ne unka kaam tamam kiya.
“Halley’s Comet har 75 saal mein ek baar dikhta hai. Bilkul waise hi Glenn Maxwell bhi har 75 matches mein ek acchi performance dete hain. 1986 mein last dikhayi diya tha, ab 2061 mein dikhega. Maxwell hai cricket ka Halley’s Comet,” – Sanjay Manjrekar, JioHotstar par.
Commentary box mein Navjot Singh Sidhu bhi the, aur unhone Manjrekar se partially agree kiya. Sidhu ne bola ki Maxwell har 25 games mein ek achha knock khelte hain. Lekin iss match mein toh vo bhi nahi hua.
Nehal Wadhera ne PBKS ke liye eklauta fight diya, jahan unhone 41 balls mein 62 runs jod diye — teen chhakkon aur chaar chaukko ke saath. Lekin unki effort bhi kaafi nahi thi, PBKS 155/9 pe ruki aur RR ne match 50 runs se jeet liya.
Maxwell ka form: Concern ka sabab
Maxwell ka PBKS debut bhi kuch khaas nahi tha — Gujarat Titans ke against vo Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore ke haathon golden duck par out hue. Baad mein ball-tracking ne bataya ki agar unhone review liya hota, toh vo not out hote!
Lucknow Super Giants ke against unko batting ka mauka bhi nahi mila. Aur ICC Champions Trophy 2025 mein bhi unki form ne fail kar diya — sirf 3 innings mein 39 runs. Sri Lanka aur India ke against toh unke scores single digits mein the.
Toh kya Maxwell PBKS ke liye ek liability ban chuke hain? Ya phir agla ‘Halley’s moment’ corner ke just baad hai? Time hi batayega!
