Glenn Maxwell's IPL Form Irrelevant, He Is Set To Perform For Australia In T20 World 2024: Usman Khwaja

Australian batter Usman Khawaja on Wednesday batted for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star Glenn Maxwell, who failed to perform up to the expectation mark in the recently concluded Indian Premier League, saying IPL form doesn't matter.

Glenn Maxwell scored only 52 runs in 10 matches, and his highest was just 28 runs. Despite getting continuous chances, Maxwell failed to showcase his skills, resulting in team's defeats in the first 7 matches RCB played this season.

To shut all cricket critics who have been questioning Maxwell ahead of the T20 World Cup, Khawaja made a bold statement calling IPL form not relevant and underlined that the senior cricket has done well in the past and emerged victorious on several occasions.

"The IPL form is absolutely irrelevant. Maxy's proven himself time and time again. Any player who's performed over a long period of time understands that you can't perform well every time you go out there," Usman Khawaja told the West Australian.

Khawaja said T20 is a high-risk format and Maxwell always eye to attack bowlers.

"You take a few risks, particularly if you bat in the middle order, and T20 cricket's not easy. But (for this tournament) if he gets one good innings, he's away. It doesn't matter what's happened in the past. He's not going to change his game and nor should he. Just keep going. He'll find it," he added.