Curtain falls on Big Show as Glenn Maxwell retires from T20 international cricket

Explosive batter calls time having amassed 2,897 runs at 28.97 38-year-old will continue to play franchise cricket Australian short-form cricket star Glenn Maxwell has retired from the international game. The 38-year-old had already retired from one-day international cricket in 2025 but has hung up his bat and gloves for Australia’s T20 team, as well as for his state.“Post the last one-day game for Victoria, speaking to my teammates and letting them know that was going to be my last game for the state was probably harder than I thought it was going to be – got a little choked up,” Maxwell said on The Final Word podcast. Continue reading…

Australian short-form cricket star Glenn Maxwell has retired from the international game Australian short-form cricket star Glenn Maxwell has retired from the international game. The 38-year-old had already retired from one-day international cricket in 2025 but has hung up his bat and gloves for Australia’s T20 team, as well as for his state. “Post the last one-day game for Victoria, speaking to my teammates and letting them know that was going to be my last game for the state was probably harder than I thought it was going to be – got a little choked up,” Maxwell said on The Final Word podcast.

Maxwell played with Australia at the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka earlier this year and across his career played 130 T20 internationals, scoring 2,897 runs at 28.97 and with a strike rate of 154.42. He also took 51 wickets and 62 catches and posted a high score