IPL 2025, Virender Sehwag criticizes former PBKS teammate Glenn Maxwell and RCB's Liam Livingstone due to a lack of hunger | Mint

Two Allrounders make the sound for the wrong reasons in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Glenn Maxwell moved from Royal Challengers Bengaluru to Punjab Kings on the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. Liam Livingstone moved the opposite way. However, the fate of the two all -rainers remained the same. Glenn Maxwell was dropped by Punjab Kings on Friday (April 18) for their away game against RCB. Liam Livingstone was played for the reverse match on Sunday (April 20). Bargendary Indian opener Sehwag, who is known to speak his mind, has broken his views on Maxwell and Livingstone. Sehwag spoke to the IPL analysis of Cricbuzz and questioned the dedication and hunger of the overseas players. Glenn Maxwell’s best IPL season came in 2014 for Punjab Kings with Virender Sehwag on the side. Maxwell (552 runs) and Sehwag (455) were the two leading runs for Punjab Kings in their run -up to the final. ‘They don’t have the driving and hunger and passion for winning matches and championships for their teams. They treat IPL like holidays. During my playing days, very few foreign players were hungry to win titles. Maxwell and Livingstone don’t have it. Look at Romario Shepherd (West Indian player), he got a good job for RCB vs PBKS, ‘says the Legendary. Sehwag also listed Australians, David Warner and Glenn McGrath, and the AB de Villiers of South Africa as the three overseas players with extreme hunger to win matches. Sehwag played with the said players at Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals). Liam Livingstone and Glenn Maxwell, IPL 2025 Liam Livingstone started the season with a 5-ball 15* against KKR. He even scored half a century in RCB’s first home game of the season against Gujarat Titans. Livingstone made a score of 0, 4, 4 in the three innings before his Border. Livingstone came out almost identical in the last three innings. The Englishman went to fetch balls from outside the stump and got to the Point/Thirdman region and tried to hit. Glenn Maxwell’s season with the bat never took off. Maxwell made 41 runs in five innings with a highest score of 30 Maxwell took more wickets (4) than the number of sixes (1) he hit this season. Marcus Stoinis was dropped for PBKS match against KKR to accommodate Maxwell, the bowler. Stay up to date with all the actions from the IPL 2025. Look at the IPL 2025 schedule, follow the latest IPL 2025 points table and follow the top performers with the orange cap and purple cap. First published: 20 Apr 2025, 08:28 pm Ist