After Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell latest Australian to face axe from IPL

After Rajasthan Royals decided against retaining their star skipper Steve Smith ahead of the 14^th edition of the Indian Premier League, Kings XI Punjab Wednesday released Glenn Maxwell.

KXIP have also released Sheldon Cottrell, K Gowtham, Mueeb ur Rahman, Jimmy Neesham, Hardus Viljoen, and Karun Nair.

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Maxwell was bought into the squad for a staggering Rs 10.75 crore, but the Australian hitter failed to set the stage alight last season.

Full list of players retained by KXIP: Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Ishan Porel, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, M Ashwin, Harpreet Brar, Darshan Nalkande, Chris Jordan, Deepak Hooda, KL Rahul (C), Nicholas Pooran, Prabhsimran Singh.

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