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"Sehwag made him apologise": IPL presenter recalls when Maxwell abused PBKS bowler

Aakash Saini

Virender Sehwag and Glenn Maxwell [Source: @OneCricketApp/x, AFP]Virender Sehwag and Glenn Maxwell [Source: @OneCricketApp/x, AFP]

Glenn Maxwell and former Indian opener Virender Sehwag have long shared an undercurrent of competitive animosity, a tension that has occasionally surfaced either through a tell-all or from a third party on the internet. Back in late-2024 last year, Maxwell detailed the breakdown of his relationship with Sehwag during their time together for the Punjab Kings in IPL 2017.

Roughly a year later, prominent Indian commentator Padamjeet Sehrawat has now recalled an unheard story involving the two dynamic cricketing personalities during a recent podcast.

Padamjeet recalls ugly Glenn Maxwell incident, calls him “arrogant”

Indian commentator Padamjeet Sehrawat recently described Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell an “arrogant” cricketer during a recent podcast. Apart from recalling a personal incident, Sehrawat also shed light on an ugly unheard exchange involving Maxwell as well as former Indian cricketer and ex-Punjab Kings head coach Virender Sehwag, from the time the two shared the same camp at the franchise, likely during the 2017 edition of the tournament.

While speaking on an Aajtak podcast, the commentator revealed that while batting in the nets, Glenn Maxwell insulted a nets bowler with a slur. Maxwell’s insult did not go down well with head coach Sehwag, who assembled the entire Punjab Kings group and forced the Australian cricketer to personally apologize the bowler.

Padamjeet Sehrawat said:

“There was a bowler in Punjab Kings, whom Glenn Maxwell had insulted. Coach Virender Sehwag instantly brought everyone together and forced Maxwell to apologize, to which he did.”

Back in late-2024, Glenn Maxwell also gave his take from his straining relationship with Virender Sehwag. In his new book, the legendary Australian cricketer revealed that he was dropped from the team’s WhatsApp group, and coach Sehwag had labelled him a “big disappointment” after Punjab Kings failed to make it to the playoffs.

The resurfacing of these accounts once again underscores the long-standing friction between Maxwell and Sehwag, offering fresh insight into a turbulent chapter of their IPL association.