IPL 2021: It is a bit of monkey off the back - Glenn Maxwell after hitting an IPL six after 1079 days

IPL 2021: RCB all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has said that it was nice to get the monkey off his back after hitting his first IPL six in 1079 days. The Australian scored 39 runs off 28 balls in the season opener vs MI on Friday.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who struck a 100-metre six in the first match of IPL 2021 versus defending champions Mumbai Indians, has said that hitting a maximum in IPL after 1079 days was like getting a monkey off his bat. Notably, the star Australia cricketer scored 108 runs in 13 matches without hitting any six in IPL 2020. Maxwell was called a '10-crore cheerleader' by former India opener Virender Sehwag for his dismal performance last year. His gigantic six off Krunal Pandya in the 11th over went flying over long-on and landed on the roof of the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The power behind the shot left RCB captain Virat Kohli visibly awestruck.