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Glenn Maxwell retires from international cricket
Glenn Maxwell has retired from international cricket after 286 appearances for Australia.
The 38-year-old also ended his first-class and List A careers, but will keep playing for Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League.
Maxwell had already retired from one-day international cricket last year.
His last appearance for Australia was against Oman at the 2026 T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka, where he took two wickets.
He said Australia’s plans to give younger players international experience helped shape his decision.
Maxwell scored 7,226 runs, made 10 international centuries and took 136 wickets for Australia.
He won the one-day World Cup with Australia in 2015 and 2023, and will not get the hoped-for farewell game against England at the MCG.
Glenn Maxwell has retired from international cricket at age 38, ending his Australia T20 career.
He had retired from one-day internationals in 2025 and is also ending his first-class and List A career.
Maxwell played 130 T20 internationals, scoring 2,897 runs at an average of 28.97 and a strike rate of 154.42.
He represented Australia at the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka earlier in 2026.
He will continue playing franchise T20 cricket, including for the Melbourne Stars in the upcoming Big Bash League season.
- Who
- Glenn Maxwell, the 38-year-old Australian cricketer.
- What
- He has retired from international cricket, including T20 internationals. He will continue playing franchise T20 cricket.
- When
- Announced on Monday, 2 November 2026.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Maxwell said he was grateful for his international career; he also said Australia was looking to the future and giving younger players opportunities.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Maxwell retired from one-day international cricket.
Maxwell played in Australia’s final group game of the T20 World Cup against Oman in Sri Lanka.
Maxwell announced his retirement from international cricket.
Maxwell is set to continue playing for the Melbourne Stars.
- Age
- 38
- T20 internationals
- 130 appearances
- T20 runs
- 2,897 at an average of 28.97
- T20 wickets
- 51
- Highest T20 score
- 145 not out against Sri Lanka in 2016
- Melbourne Stars
- Maxwell plans to play for the team in the upcoming Big Bash League season
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What people are saying
I’m grateful for the time I was able to play for my country.
There wasn’t any pressure from that side [Australia team management], and we decided to sort of leave the door open.
If you had offered me that career when I first walked into the Vic change rooms in 2009-ish, I would have bitten your hand off.
I suppose, a small hope or discussion that I might have been able to potentially get a send-off game at the MCG.