The Indian Premier League 2020 player auctions had some really smart purchases, especially with Kings XI Punjab picking two of the top three buys of the evening. The Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell for Rs 10.75 crore as well as West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for Rs 8.5 crore.

KXIP head coach Anil Kumble spoke about their purchase of all-rounder Glenn Maxwell and the choice of players they invested in at the IPL 2020 auction on Cricket Live exclusively on Star Sports said, “We have done well because we had almost 50% getting into the auction and by far we have gotten what we wanted. This is a good platform for Glenn Maxwell with the T20 World Cup around the corner to come here and we know the quality he brings, not just as a batsman but as a fielder and a bowling option and he can bat anywhere in the middle order too. So that's the advantage and we needed a power hitter and we felt Maxwell was the right person to fill that gap.”