Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag has slammed Glenn Maxwell and Liam Livingstone for lack of commitment to their IPL franchises. Speaking on Cricbuzz, Sehwag accused the foreign stars of treating the tournament like a holiday. He claimed that the foreign players are lacking genuine intent to help their teams win.
Virender Sehwag slams Glenn Maxwell and Liam Livingstone
“Maxwell and Livingstone’s hunger is gone. They come here for a vacation,” Sehwag said bluntly. The former PBKS mentor, who worked with Maxwell in the past, lamented the absence of emotional attachment with the team. “They talk big but don’t perform,” he added.
Both players have been dropped from their respective teams, Maxwell from PBKS and Livingstone from RCB, following disappointing performances. Sehwag contrasted their attitude with players like David Warner and AB de Villiers, he said, “David Warner, AB de Villiers, McGrath… McGrath used to ask, ‘Why am I not playing, make me play and I’ll win you the match.’… these three players were different otherwise there have been a lot of players, Sri Lankan, West Indian, who come and go. You get to know these things when you lose a semi-final or a final and they ask, ‘Where’s the party?’ There’s no regret of losing. They are just relieved that IPL is over and they can go back home.”
