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Star Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell has announced his retirement from thee ODI format on June 2, 2025 with an immediate effect. However, he will continue to play in the T20I format for Australia and will also be seen playing in the T20 World Cup in 2026. The 36-year-old gave the announcement of his ODI retirement in an exclusive interview with The Final Word cricket podcast.
Glenn Maxwell made his ODI debut in a match against Afghanistan in Sharjah on August 12, 2012. Since then, we went on to play 149 ODIs in his career amassing 3990 at an average of 33.81 and a strike rate of 126.70 hitting four hundred and 23 fifties. One of his most famous iconic ODI knocks came against Afghanistan in Mumbai during the 2023 ODI World Cup. After Australia were reduced to 92/7 chasing 292 runs, Maxwell fought single handedly and smashed 201* runs as Australia registered a famous three-wicket.
I felt like I was letting the team down: Glenn Maxwell
In his podcast with Final Word Cricket, Glenn Maxwell reflected on his decision to retire from the 50-over format. He felt that he was letting his team down and also had a word with the management regarding the 2027 ODI World Cup.
“I felt like I was letting the team down a little bit with how body was reacting to the conditions. I had a good chat with George Bailey and I asked him what his thoughts were going forward," Maxwell said.
“We talked about the 2027 World Cup and I said to him ‘I don’t think I am going to make that, it’s time to start planning for people in my position to have a crack at it and make the position their own’. Hopefully they get enough of a lead-in to hang onto that role. I always said I wasn’t going to hand my position over if I felt like I was still good enough to play. I didn’t want to just hold on for a couple of series and almost play for selfish reasons," he further added.
