"I Think It's Going A Lot More Attractive To Some Overseas Players" - Glenn Maxwell On USA’s Major League Cricket
Published - 17 Jul 2023, 04:58 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:15 AM
Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell stated that the Major League Cricket (MLC) in the USA is “more attractive” than the T20 Blast in England. Glenn Maxwell pointed out that the Major League Cricket offers a simpler and shorter schedule as well as larger crowds.
The T20 Blast is a nine-team tournament consisting of at least 14 matches for each team. Glenn Maxwell represented Warwickshire in the T20 Blast 2023. However, the swashbuckling batter decided to withdraw from The Hundred in order to better manage his workload.
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That’s Going To Affect The Blast – Glenn Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell expressed his dissatisfaction with the excessive travel and limited time between matches in the T20 Blast.
“I think now the Major League Cricket tournament’s come in, that’s going to affect the Blast really badly,” Maxwell said on BCC radio.
“When you’ve got an opportunity to go over to America for two weeks, compared to 14 games here with a stressful schedule where you’re travelling all over the place.
There was one week where we played on a Tuesday in Durham, Thursday in Leeds and then Friday here in Birmingham – that’s three games in four days with a day’s travel in between,” he added.
The MLC is a six-team tournament and each team plays against the other five teams once. The play-off matches will take place following the completion of the group stage matches.
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It’s Only Two Weeks Long – Glenn Maxwell
The 34-year-old highlighted that the Major League Cricket will be completed within a span of two weeks, which puts less burden on the players.
“It can really drain you, your body and mentally,” Maxwell added.
“I found that very tough this year and I think with the Major League being a lot more attractive, bigger crowds, I think there’s eight [six] overseas players per team, the excitement of a new tournament, it’s only two weeks long.
Less of a burden on your schedule. I think it’s going a lot more attractive to some overseas players,” he concluded.
Glenn Maxwell scored 248 runs in 14 matches in T20 Blast 2023 at an average of 17.71 with a strike rate of 153.08. Maxwell is currently playing in the County Championship for Warwickshire and scored 81 runs off 67 balls in the first game.
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