IPL 2016: Kings XI Punjab players vehemently deny reports of Shaun Marsh brawl

Kings XI Punjab are currently at the bottom of the IPL standings

As some reports claimed that Kings XI Punjab left-hander Shaun Marsh was sent back home due to an alleged brawl inside the dressing room, some of the big names of the Punjab side vehemently showed their displeasure about the news on social media. They rubbished the rumours with utter disdain and also lashed at Indian journalists for spreading out such a baseless news. Kings XI Punjab, who will square off against the Mumbai Indians in an IPL 2016 encounter tonight, have had a forgettable tournament so far as they currently languish at the bottom of the table. They will have to win tonight to have any chances of qualifying for the playoffs this season.

Australian batsman Shaun Marsh was ruled out for the rest of this year’s edition of the IPL with a back injury. But when some reports claimed that the talented southpaw went back home due to an alleged altercation with a teammate inside the dressing room, Marsh’s Australian teammate Glenn Maxwell took to twitter to express his utter disappointment.

Also read: Shaun Marsh ruled out of action for rest of IPL 2016

Backing his teammate, Maxwell tweeted.

1/2 Hahaha just saw a report that @shaunmarsh9 was sent home because of a brawl with a kxip teammate, not because of injury...
— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) May 13, 2016

2/2 the poor bloke was in agony in the field last game he played, and then this rubbish comes out! #absolutegarbage #indianjournalism #lies
— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) May 13, 2016

Another Australian Mitchell Johnson also expressed his displeasure on Twitter

Dipankar Lahiri nominated for best "Fiction" story of the year about @shaunmarsh9 disgraceful piece of writing!!
— Mitchell Johnson (@MitchJohnson398) May 13, 2016

Marsh’s Kings XI Punjab teammate David Miller too rubbished the claims as he tweeted

Dipankar Lahiri just wrote an absolutely shocking story about @shaunmarsh9 being sent home. Get your story right before public statements.
— David Miller (@DavidMillerSA12) May 13, 2016

Another Kings XI Punjab cricketer Kyle Abbott also laughed at the news as he replied to David Miller’s tweet

@DavidMillerSA12 @shaunmarsh9 what is this clown on about ?? Get your facts straight @soiledshoes
— Kyle Abbott (@Kyle_Abbott87) May 13, 2016

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It clearly shows that these cricketers didn’t like whatever was said and they tried to play down the rumours vociferously. However, the man who hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons, Shaun Marsh hasn’t spoken anything about the news yet.

Later, Maxwell, posted an image of a lengthy note to clarify the point that everything is well inside the team despite their lacklustre performances this season.

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— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) May 13, 2016