Delhi: Australia's legendary all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has announced his retirement from international cricket. At the age of 38, he has decided to put an end to his 14 year long international career. Earlier, he had also retired from ODI cricket in 2025. Now with his farewell from T20I cricket, his journey in Australia's jersey has completely ended.

Decision taken to give opportunity to young players

Maxwell had discussed his future several times with the Australian team management. He told that there was no pressure on him to take retirement. This topic was discussed before and after the 2026 T20 World Cup. Young players got a chance during the Bangladesh tour and they impressed with their performance. After this, Maxwell felt that it would be right to give the new generation an opportunity to move forward.

Desired to play last match in MCG

Before bidding farewell to international cricket, Maxwell wished to play one last match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). He said that the hope was to play the farewell match on his home ground, but he also understands the future plans of the team.

A T20 match is to be played between Australia and England at MCG on 21 November, but Maxwell will not be a part of this series.

Such was the international career

Maxwell played 149 ODIs, 130 T20Is and 7 Test matches for Australia. He has 3,990 runs in his name in ODI and 2,897 runs in T20. Apart from this, he was a part of the Kangaroo team that won the 2015 and 2023 ODI World Cups and the 2021 T20 World Cup. His unbeaten inning of 201 runs played against Afghanistan in the 2023 World Cup is still included among the memorable innings of cricket history.

Maxwell will continue playing in BBL

Despite his retirement from international cricket, Maxwell has not decided to leave domestic T20 cricket. He will continue to play in the Big Bash League (BBL) for Melbourne Stars. However, he has also decided to stay away from Victoria's one-day and four-day domestic competitions.