Glenn Maxwell Announces Retirement From International Cricket

Glenn Maxwell has retired from international cricket at the age of 38. He played 149 ODIs, 130 T20Is and seven Tests for Australia. He is also done with List A and first-class cricket, but he will keep playing in the Big Bash League (BBL).

Maxwell was known for big hitting and handy off-spin. He won the ODI World Cup twice. He had already retired from ODIs after the Champions Trophy 2025.

His best-known innings came against Afghanistan at the 2023 ODI World Cup, and many people call it the greatest one-day innings ever played. Australia were struggling at 91-7 chasing 293. Maxwell was in severe pain from cramps and the heat was fierce, but he took charge anyway. He scored 201 off 128 balls and added 202 runs with Pat Cummins, who made just 12. Australia won the match and went on to win the World Cup, beating favourites India in Ahmedabad.

Maxwell started his ODI career in 2012 against Afghanistan in Sharjah and stayed in the Australian side for about ten years. He finished with 3,390 ODI runs, including four centuries and 23 fifties, and took 77 wickets. His strike rate of 126 is the second highest in ODI history, behind only West Indies hitter Andre Russell.

T20Is were his best format. He scored 2,897 runs at a strike rate of 154.42, with a record five centuries and 12 fifties. In Tests, he made 309 runs in 14 innings. His one Test century came against India in Ranchi in 2017.

The news came on the same day Australia named their white-ball squads for the England series. Maxwell was left out of the T20I team, which suggests the selectors are planning for the 2028 World Cup, which Australia and New Zealand will host together. His last game for Australia was against Oman at the T20 World Cup 2026. The last two years were tough for him in T20Is. He scored only 233 runs in 14 matches at an average of 16.64, with one fifty.

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