IPL 2021: Maxwell has taken to RCB like duck to water, says Kohli

Chennai: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli lavish praise on Glenn Maxwell after the swashbuckling batsman’s knock played an important role in the team’s win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Sunday evening.
Maxwell and AB de Villiers’ knocks of 78 and 76 were backed up by a spirited bowling performance as RCB defeated KKR by 38 runs here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Maxwell might have a bad season last year in the 13th edition of the IPL but the RCB batsman has been in sensational form.
In Chennai, where most of the batsmen have struggled to get going, Maxwell has come out firing on all cylinders. In the match against KKR, Varun Chakravarthy had put RCB on the back foot with two wickets in the second over but Maxwell fired a sensational half-century to put the Virat Kohli-led side on top.
“Well, I said at the halfway mark we have 200 because of two genius innings back-to-back. Maxwell was outstanding and AB to follow. When he gets in with that kind of form and flow, it’s impossible to stop him,” Kohli told host broadcaster Star Sports at the post-match presentation.
“We got 40 extra runs on that pitch which slowed down. Maxi has taken to this team like duck to water. AB loves the team and they were the difference today. There are areas we can work on. We’re not getting ahead of ourselves and not getting over-excited,” he added.