Glenn Maxwell bids farewell to international cricket

Glenn Maxwell had previously retired from one-day international matches. Now he has announced that he has also ended his T20 international career. He played his last match for the national team against Oman at the 2026 T20 World Cup. In that match, he bowled three overs for 13 runs, took 2 wickets and did not bat.

Maxwell scored five T20 international centuries, a record he shares with India's Rohit Sharma. He is one of five Australians to have scored hundreds in all three formats, along with Shane Watson, David Warner, Josh Inglis and Mitchell Marsh.

The player said he had hoped to play a farewell match in Melbourne but understood the direction the team was taking. He said he expected major changes to the squad over the next 12 to 24 months as part of preparations for the 2028 Olympics. Maxwell also noted that he is considering preparing for the England series, which will be played in Melbourne at the end of November.

Maxwell said farewell to one-day matches last June. His most memorable performance in that format came at the 2023 World Cup. Battling an injury, he scored 201 not out off 128 balls against Afghanistan. Australia recovered from 91-7 to chase down a target of 292. At the time, this double century was the second fastest in ODI history, and it now ranks fourth. In the same tournament, his century against the Netherlands off 40 balls was recorded as the fastest World Cup century in the history of the 50-over format.