‘Genuinely shit myself… panicked… What do I do with this money?’
Over the years, the Indian Premier League auctions have changed many a life overnight, thanks to the astounding amount of money franchises have paid players in the IPL auction. It’s not just Indian players who have hit pay dirt overnight. Australia’s Glenn Maxwell recently revealed his feelings after realising the mind-boggling amount he had been paid in the IPL auction. Maxwell will play in the upcoming IPL for Punjab Kings, who picked him up for Rs 4.2 crore on Sunday in the IPL 2025 auction. Story continues below this ad But back in the day, the Mumbai Indians had forked out $1 million (Rs 5.3 crore) in the 2013 auction to secure the services of Maxwell. “I remember being in England in 2013. I went to the ATM to get some money out and the balance came up on the screen and I genuinely panicked, because I’d never seen that amount of money before. It was a six figures amount. I was like… I absolutely shit myself. It’s not my account. I was like, I …







