Glenn Maxwell hits back at abusive fans after RCB defeat

Fans had insulted him and Dan Christian for 'ruining' Kohli's last season as captain

ITDC INDIA EPRESS/ITDC NEWS R Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has slammed social media trolls and abusive cricket fans with a couple of posts on Twitter after his team Royal Challengers Bangalore lost to Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL Eliminator.

It was a close finish for KKR, winning the game with two balls to spare, but there was abuse hurled at some RCB players on Twitter and Instagram.

Maxwell, who had an excellent season, did not have his best game. His compatriot all-rounder Dan Christian was also hit for 29 runs in the 10 balls he bowled, the last over of the game included.

The game would be Virat Kohli's last as captain of the team, as he announced a few weeks earlier that he would not continue as the leader after this season. And so, Kohli fans were keen to see him end his reign on a high.

The loss did not go down well with many of them, and they made scapegoats out of Maxwell and Christian, blaming them for ruining Kohli's last game as captain.

Both players expressed their disgust at the fan reaction.