Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has retired from international cricket at the age of 38, bringing an end to a career that included three World Cup titles and several memorable performances.
Known as ‘The Big Show’, Maxwell made his international debut in 2012 and went on to become one of Australia’s most destructive batters in white-ball cricket.
He represented Australia in 286 international matches, scoring 7,226 runs and taking 136 wickets across formats.
Maxwell scored 3,990 runs in ODIs and 2,897 in T20Is. His ODI strike rate of 126.70 is the highest among batters with at least 1,500 runs.
He also struck five T20I centuries, sharing the record for the most hundreds in the format with India’s Rohit Sharma.
Maxwell played a key role in Australia’s ODI World Cup victories in 2015 and 2023, as well as their maiden T20 World Cup triumph in 2021.
His most memorable innings came against Afghanistan in the 2023 ODI World Cup in Mumbai.
Australia were struggling at 91 for seven while chasing 292, but Maxwell produced an unbeaten 201 off 128 balls despite battling severe cramps.
His extraordinary knock helped Australia complete an unlikely victory and became one of the greatest innings in World Cup history.
Maxwell also received ICC individual honours during his career, leaving international cricket as one of Australia’s most influential white-ball players.
