Glenn Maxwell retires from international cricket after 14 years with Australia

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has retired from international cricket after a 14-year career, per India Today, which cites Cricinfo, and Outlook, which dates the announcement to 2 November. This piece is as of the evening of 3 November. The Indian Express first reported it at 00:10 IST on 3 November as "according to a media report", citing a Cricinfo report.

The record

Maxwell, 38, played seven Tests, 149 One-Day Internationals and 130 T20 Internationals, scoring 339 (per India Today and The Indian Express), 3,990 and 2,897 runs respectively and taking 136 international wickets, according to India Today and Outlook. Outlook adds 10 international centuries. India Today says he debuted in ODIs against Afghanistan in Sharjah on 25 August 2012, in T20Is against Pakistan in Dubai in September that year and in Tests against India in Hyderabad in March 2013. He was part of Australia's ODI World Cup wins in 2015 and 2023 and the 2021 T20 World Cup win, per India Today and Outlook; The Indian Express says he scored the winning runs when Australia were crowned T20 world champions in 2021.

The 201 not out

Both India Today and Outlook single out his unbeaten 201 off 128 balls, with 21 fours and 10 sixes, against Afghanistan at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium at the 2023 ODI World Cup, when Australia, chasing 292, were 91 for seven. Both say he batted through severe cramps. Outlook says it made him the first Australian to score a double century in men's ODIs. Hindustan Times describes his range of shots, including reversing his stance to hit the same ball to different areas, as what made him difficult for captains to set fields to, and notes his 40-ball century against the Netherlands in 2023, the fastest in men's ODI World Cup history.

What he said and what comes next

The Indian Express says Maxwell will play on for Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League, where it says he recently extended his contract to the 2027-28 season; India Today says he remains contracted until the end of the 2026-27 season. The Indian Express quotes him on the Final Word podcast: he said he had talked with team management before and after the T20 World Cup, there was no pressure, and the door was left open. He said he had hoped for a send-off game at the MCG but understood the squad's direction. The same report says he played his last Test in 2017 and had retired from ODIs after the 2025 Champions Trophy.