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Glenn Maxwell<\/strong>\u2019s return to Punjab Kings<\/strong> for a hefty INR 4.20 crore at the IPL 2025<\/strong><\/a> auction was expected to reignite his T20 magic. Instead, the Australian all-rounder\u2019s struggles have become a running joke among fans, especially after another disappointing outing-scoring just 7 runs off 10 balls in the clash against Kolkata Knight Riders<\/strong>.\u00a0Social media erupted with memes and biting commentary, as Maxwell\u2019s form continued to nosedive in a season where expectations were sky-high.<\/p>\n Maxwell\u2019s IPL 2025 campaign has been nothing short of disastrous. In 7 matches (6 innings), he has managed only 48 runs, with a highest score of 30 and an average of just 8.00. His strike rate, once his greatest weapon, has dropped below 100 to 97.95, and he has failed to notch up even a single fifty or hundred.\u00a0The stats paint a bleak picture: 5 boundaries, a solitary six, and a string of low scores that have left Punjab Kings supporters frustrated and critics merciless.<\/p>\n The numbers have not gone unnoticed by experts either. Cheteshwar Pujara<\/strong> bluntly on a Cricbuzz show remarked, \u201cAny other player would have been out of the XI, but because he\u2019s Maxwell, he\u2019s getting that opportunity<\/em>\u201d.\u00a0Even as Punjab Kings have persisted with him, the patience of both fans and pundits is wearing thin. The manner of his dismissals-often against spin, as seen today when Varun Chakaravarthy<\/strong> outfoxed him-has only amplified the scrutiny.<\/p>\n Maxwell\u2019s run of form reads like a nightmare for any top-order batter. Here\u2019s how his last six innings have unfolded:<\/p>\n His only double-digit score came against Rajasthan Royals<\/strong>, but even that 30 was a lone bright spot in a series of failures. The rest of his innings have ended almost as soon as they began, with Simon Doul<\/strong><\/a> quick to point out that \u201che got one more than his average<\/em>\u201d after his 7-run knock against KKR. The relentless trolling on social media is fueled by this string of single-digit scores, with memes and jokes flooding timelines after every Maxwell dismissal. The game between KKR and PBKS ended with an abandonment due to rain, where PBKS batting first put up a massive total of 201\/4 and KKR in return made 7\/0 of the first over before the play was called off.<\/p>\n Also READ:\u00a0IPL 2025: Netizens swoon over Preity Zinta amid Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh\u2019s blazing knock \u2013 KKR vs PBKS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Suresh Raina said, “I don’t remember the last time Glenn Maxwell made runs for the team, he has got too many chances”. pic.twitter.com\/2SbImb8ulS<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n IPL 2025 is a season of imposters.#KKRvsPBKS<\/a> | #GlennMaxwell<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/KVoZeROo20<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sagar (@sagarcasm) April 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The only player in IPL 2025 who always lives up to the expectation of the opposition team. \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n Glenn Maxwell \ud83e\udd2e<\/p>\n #KKRvsPBKS<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/mezUolStmo<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Rashpinder Brar (@RashpinderBrar3) April 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Another failure for Glenn Maxwell in IPL. Don’t remember the last time he batted well. Unreal decline. pic.twitter.com\/YJvawjMuvS<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) April 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Glenn Maxwell is the most fraudulent player in IPL history. Maxwell comes only to make money and does not perform at all.<\/p>\n His average in 141 matches is just 23. He has been able to score only 18 fifties so far. #KKRvsPBKS<\/a> #PBKSvKKR<\/a> #PBKSvsKKR<\/a> #KKRvPBKS<\/a> #IPL<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/BtGnrx02JZ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Rocky Bhai \ud83d\udc26 (@Iambakshi) April 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n GLENN MAXWELL LAST 14 INNINGS IN IPL ..!!!<\/p>\n \u2013 0(1), 3(5), 0(2), 1(3), 0(4), 4(3), 16(5), 0(1), 0(1), 1(2), 30(21), 3(7), 7(10) , 7(8) <\/p>\n \u2013 Not a great decision Punjab Kings Management Ricky ponting & Owner Preity Zinta & Captain Shreyas Iyer .!! Maxi ?<\/p>\n pic.twitter.com\/V5Y14uVl52<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MANU. (@IMManu_18) April 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n RCB made 100 blunders in last 16-17 years of IPL but not retaining Glenn Maxwell will remain as the best decision ever made by the franchise.<\/p>\n He is certified fraud, it doens’t matter he plays for which franchise but he will remain a fraud.pic.twitter.com\/0nnjWwTKxH<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sujeet Suman (@sujeetsuman1991) April 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Glenn Maxwell \ud83e\udd23#KKRvsPBKS<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/AsHZB7d1e2<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 \u0935\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0930\u092e \ud835\ude2c\uaa8a\uaa91\uaa96\ud835\ude33 \ud83e\udd87 (@printf_meme) April 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The only player who has been consistently playing from the opposing team in the IPL.<\/p>\n Glenn Maxwell \ud83d\udc4e\ud83c\udffc<\/p>\n #KKRvsPBKS<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ZYNuC222RG<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Dr. Kamal Suryom (@K_Suryom) April 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n GLENN MAXWELL LAST 14 IPL INNINGS : <\/p>\n 7(8), 3(7), 1(2), 30(21), 0(1), 0(1), 16(5), 4(3), 0(4), 1(3), 0(2), 3(5), 0(1) <\/p>\n Glenn Maxwell is most Over Ratted Player in IPL. His Worst performance is Continue.#KKRvsPBKS<\/a> \u2014 VIKAS (@VikasYadav69014) April 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Also WATCH:\u00a0Prabhsimran Singh\u2019s audacious switch hit stuns Sunil Narine during KKR vs PBKS match in IPL 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nA season of dismay for Glenn Maxwell<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Maxwell\u2019s numbers tell the tale which sparked the trolls<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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