After Faf du Plessis and Andre Russell, Star RCB player refuses to enter IPL 2026 mini auction
After the two notable players- Faf du Plessis and Andre Russell - taking their names from the Indian Premier League (IPL), star player of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has refused to enter the IPL 2026 mini auction.
Just a few days after the retirement of the premier all-rounder, Andre Russell, from the IPL along with Faf du Plessis, who moved on from the league to feature in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026 along with Moeen Ali, another star member of the event, Glenn Maxwell, decided to take the same route ahead of the mini auction of the 2026 season’s Indian Premier League (IPL).
Glenn Maxwell has been a long-time servant in the IPL thanks to his 2819runs in 135 innings at an average of 23.88 and a strike rate of 155.14 with the help of 18 half-centuries at the best score of 95. His best season during the competition came in 2014 when he smashed 552 runs in 16 innings at a strike rate of 187.75 with four fifties.
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In the last couple of editions of the IPL, the right-handed batter collected only 100 runs in 15 innings at an average of around 6.50 and a strike rate of 109, with the best score of 30. His form has fallen out massively in the last couple of seasons.
Glenn Maxwell decides to refuse to enter his name in IPL 2026 mini auction
Maxwell, who was part of the Punjab Kings, was dropped from the squad as their head coach, Ricky Ponting, informed that, looking at their squad, there was no way Maxwell would have been made into their starting eleven, which was why they decided to release the all-rounder ahead of the new season.
“I love Glenn and what he brings to the game. Unfortunately, last season we weren’t able to get the best out of him. Looking ahead to next season, we didn’t feel he would be part of our starting team, so we decided to release him.” Head coach Ponting expressed during an interaction on Star Sports.
The auction register lists exactly 1355 players with leading international names from England, Australia, and South Africa filling the 13-page Excel sheet. Post the retentions, the deadline for that was November 15, the 10 IPL franchises have IPL 237.55 crore collectively to get their players.
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