 "Glenn Maxwell made up his mind about retiring from ODIs during the Champions Trophy earlier this year. Image: Reuters")
Glenn Maxwell on Monday announced his retirement from ODIs with immediate effect, but he will remain available for T20Is. The T20 World Cup is scheduled for next year in 2026.
Maxwell played for Australia for the first time in 2012 in an ODI, having scored 3990 runs in 149 ODIs. He has 77 wickets to his name.
Maxwell calls time on a successful ODI career
The 36-year-old Maxwell had, in fact, informed Australia’s chief selector George Bailey during the Champions Trophy 2025 that he wouldn’t play in the 2027 ODI World Cup.
“I said to him right then and there, ‘I don’t think I’m going to make that’,” Maxwell, who won the 2015 and 2023 World Cups with Australia, told the Final Word podcast.
“I think it’s time to start planning for people in my position, to have a crack at it and try and make that spot their own for the for the 2027 World Cup. Hopefully they get enough of a lead-in where they can have success in that role.”
Maxwell has consistently faced trouble managing the left leg, which was broken in an accident in 2022. He was also ruled out midway through the IPL 2025 due to a finger injury on his right hand.
Glenn Maxwell reveals why he is retiring
Maxwell has shared that his decision to retire from ODI was taken after his experiences from the Champions Trophy 2025 in February, where he felt that his body was not able to keep up with the demands of the 50-over game.
“My decision to retire from one-day international cricket was probably more on the back of the first couple of games in the Champions Trophy,” he said.
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“We were lucky enough to have a washout against South Africa, where I had a bit more time to have a bit of rest and get myself ready for the next game.
“The following game against Afghanistan, we fielded for 50 overs on a really, really wet outfield. It was slippery, it was soft, and I just didn’t pull up that well.
“I started to (realise) that if I don’t have the perfect conditions in 50-over cricket, my body just struggles to get through that.
“It feels like it’s a tiring affair just to get through – and almost surviving – the 50 overs, let alone being at my best throughout that 50 overs, and then going out there and trying to perform with the bat as well.
“I felt like I was letting the team down a little bit with how my body was reacting to the conditions.”