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Glenn Maxwell Retires from International Cricket

Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell, aged 38, announced his retirement from international and top‑level domestic cricket.

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Key Points

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Retirement announced: Tuesday

International formats ended: One Day International and Twenty20

Domestic formats ending: 50‑over and four‑day games for Victoria

Career totals: 3,990 One Day runs, 2,897 Twenty20 runs, 128 wickets

World Cup victories: 2015 (One Day), 2021 (Twenty20), 2023 (One Day)

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He appeared in 149 One Day International matches and 130 Twenty20 matches, scoring 3,990 and 2,897 runs respectively, and took 128 wickets.

Maxwell was part of Australia’s World Cup‑winning teams in 2015, 2021 and 2023, earning the nickname “The Big Show” for his aggressive batting.

He said he will focus on his health and play a few remaining tournaments before ending his career.

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10 words

retirement

the act of leaving a professional sport permanently

international

involving teams from different countries

domestic

games played within a player's own country

run

a unit of scoring in cricket

wicket

the act of getting a batter out

century

scoring one hundred runs in a single innings

off‑spin

a type of bowling that makes the ball turn away from a right‑handed batter

batting

the action of hitting the ball to score runs

aggressive

playing with a lot of energy and attacking style

nickname

a special name given to someone

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