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Glenn Maxwell, nicknamed “The Big Show,” is a right handed Australian batting all rounder who has won three ICC titles with Australia and remains one of the most destructive white ball players the game has produced. He has played 7 Tests, 149 ODIs, and 130 T20Is for Australia, scoring 339, 3,990, and 2,897 runs in those formats respectively, alongside 3,317 runs in the BBL for Melbourne Stars.
His signature moment is an unbeaten 201 against Afghanistan at the 2023 World Cup, still the highest ODI score by an Australian and the only double century ever scored while chasing a target. He retired from ODI cricket in June 2025, was dropped from Cricket Australia’s central contract list for 2026-27, and his T20I future remains unresolved, though he has not formally retired from the shortest format.
If you just wanted the short version: he is 37 years old, stands 182 cm tall, bats right handed, bowls right arm off spin, and has won the 2015 and 2023 ODI World Cups plus the 2021 T20 World Cup with Australia. Everything else, including his full stat tables across every format and his standalone BBL numbers, is below.
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Glenn Maxwell: Biography at a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Glenn James Maxwell (Glenn Maxwell) |
| Born | 14 October 1988, Kew, Victoria, Australia |
| Age | 37 |
| Nicknames | The Big Show, Maxi, Mad Max |
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in), confirmed by Cricket Australia |
| Weight | Not publicly listed |
| Batting Style | Right handed |
| Bowling Style | Right arm off spin, after starting out as a medium pace bowler in his junior years |
| Playing Role | Batting all rounder |
| Test Caps | 7, debut 2 March 2013 vs India, last Test 4 September 2017 vs Bangladesh |
| ODI Caps | 149, debut 25 August 2012 vs Afghanistan, retired 2 June 2025 |
| T20I Caps | 130, debut 5 September 2012 vs Pakistan, last T20I 20 February 2026 vs Oman |
| Major Honours | 2015 ODI World Cup, 2021 T20 World Cup, 2023 ODI World Cup, all with Australia |
According to Glenn Maxwell’s official Cricinfo profile, he is a right handed batting all rounder who bowls off spin, and his Wikipedia record confirms all three of his ICC title wins with the Australian national team.
Teams Glenn Maxwell Has Played For
| Team | Format | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria | First Class / List A | 2010/11 to 2025/26 |
| Melbourne Stars | Big Bash League | 2012/13 to present |
| Melbourne Renegades | Big Bash League | 2011/12 |
| Mumbai Indians | Indian Premier League | 2013 |
| Delhi Daredevils | Indian Premier League | 2012, 2018 |
| Punjab Kings / Kings XI Punjab | Indian Premier League | 2014 to 2017, 2020, 2025 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Indian Premier League | 2021 to 2024 |
| Hampshire, Surrey, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Warwickshire | English domestic T20 | Various seasons, 2012 to 2023 |
| London Spirit | The Hundred | 2022 |
| Washington Freedom | Major League Cricket (USA) | 2024 to present |
| Hyderabad Kingsmen | Franchise T20 | 2026 |
| Belfast Wolves | European T20 Premier League | 2026, as captain |
Glenn Maxwell announced in December 2025 that he would not enter the 2026 IPL auction, ending a 13 season association with the league that began with Mumbai Indians in 2013.
How Did Glenn Maxwell’s Career Start?
Glenn Maxwell was born in Kew, a suburb of Melbourne, and started out bowling medium pace before switching to off spin as a young cricketer. He came through Victoria’s domestic system and made his international debut for Australia in an ODI against Afghanistan in August 2012, followed by his T20I debut against Pakistan the next month.
His rise to global fame was fast. Just six months after that international debut, Mumbai Indians signed him for a million dollar contract in the 2013 IPL auction, a huge sum for a player with almost no international track record at the time. He backed it up with performances that quickly earned him the nickname “The Big Show” for his fearless, entertainment first approach to batting.
His Test career, by contrast, never really took off. He played 7 Tests between 2013 and 2017, all of them in Asia, scoring one century (104) but never fully cementing a place in the format. He came close to another chance a few times over the years but that door effectively closed for good when he missed selection for a Sri Lanka tour in early 2025.
What Is Glenn Maxwell’s Full International Record for Australia?
Across three formats, Glenn Maxwell has built one of the most decorated white ball careers in Australian cricket history.
- Tests: 7 matches, 339 runs at 26.07, one century, 8 wickets
- ODIs: 149 matches, 3,990 runs at 33.81, four centuries, 77 wickets
- T20Is: 130 matches, 2,897 runs at 28.97, five centuries, 51 wickets
He has won three ICC titles with Australia: the 2015 ODI World Cup on home soil, the 2021 T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman, and the 2023 ODI World Cup in India, where he produced the innings that defined his career.
What Is Glenn Maxwell’s Most Famous Innings?
If you ask any cricket fan to name one Glenn Maxwell moment, most will point to the same one: his unbeaten 201 against Afghanistan at the 2023 ODI World Cup in Mumbai on 7 November 2023.
Australia were in deep trouble at 91 for 7, chasing 292 to stay in the tournament, when Maxwell walked out and simply refused to lose. Battling severe cramps that left him barely able to stand, let alone run between wickets, he ground through the pain and finished unbeaten on 201 off 128 balls, the highest ODI score ever recorded by an Australian and the only double century ever scored while chasing a target in ODI history. Commentators and former players called it the greatest innings in World Cup history.
What makes the story even better is what happened just days earlier. On 30 October 2023, Maxwell fell off the back of a golf buggy after a round of golf in Ahmedabad, hit his head, and was placed in concussion protocol, ruling him out of Australia’s next match and putting his participation against Afghanistan in doubt. He recovered in time to play, and delivered arguably the greatest innings of his career less than a week later.
What Is Glenn Maxwell’s Current International Status?
This is one of the most searched questions about him right now, and the honest answer is that his situation is unsettled. Here is where things stand format by format as of the 2026 season.
- ODIs: Fully retired. He announced his decision on the Final Word podcast on 2 June 2025, ending a 13 year, 149 match ODI career. His final appearance came in Australia’s Champions Trophy 2025 semi final loss to India. He said the physical toll of 50 over cricket, on top of a badly broken leg in 2022, had made him feel like he was letting the team down.
- Tests: Never formally retired, but he has not played a Test since September 2017 and is not expected to be picked in red ball cricket again.
- T20Is: Not retired, but currently out of favour. He played at the 2026 T20 World Cup, where Australia suffered a third straight failure to reach the semi finals, and he struggled for form afterwards, averaging just 15.56 at a strike rate of 114 in the T20Is that followed. He was left out of Australia’s T20I plans from May 2026 onward and was dropped from Cricket Australia’s list of centrally contracted players for the 2026-27 season, a decision the board explained by pointing to a schedule that includes 20 Tests over 12 months and very few T20Is. Maxwell himself has said he is not making any formal retirement announcement and will simply assess his fitness if opportunities arise.
In short, he is still an active international quality player, but Australia’s selectors are currently building their white ball future around others.
Off the Field: Injuries, Mental Health, and Family
Glenn Maxwell has been refreshingly open about the toll professional cricket has taken on him, both physically and mentally. In late 2019, he took an indefinite mental health break from the game, one of the first high profile Australian cricketers to speak publicly about needing time away for that reason. He returned in 2020 with improved form and has continued to speak candidly about managing the pressure of the job ever since.
Physically, his last several years have been eventful in a way even he jokes about. In November 2022, he broke his left leg badly, shattering his fibula and chipping his tibia, in a freak accident at a friend’s birthday party when both men slipped and his leg was trapped underneath his friend’s weight. He recovered in time for the 2023 World Cup, only to suffer a concussion after falling from a golf buggy days before his famous 201 not out. In September 2025 he fractured his right wrist after being struck by a teammate’s shot while bowling in the nets, ruling him out of a T20I tour of New Zealand.
On the personal side, Maxwell married Melbourne based pharmacist Vini Raman in two ceremonies in March 2022, and the couple welcomed a son, Logan Maverick Maxwell, in September 2023.
How Tall Is Glenn Maxwell? Height and Weight
Glenn Maxwell’s height is confirmed at 182 cm, or 6 feet 0 inches, according to Cricket Australia’s official player profile and Wikipedia. His weight has not been officially published by any credible cricket source. If that changes, this section will be updated. Treat any specific weight figure you find elsewhere online with caution, since it has not been confirmed by a verified record.
Glenn Maxwell International Career Records
Test Batting and Bowling
| Matches | Innings | Not Outs | Runs | HS | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s | Catches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 14 | 1 | 339 | 104 | 26.07 | 59.47 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Bowling Innings | Balls | Runs | Wickets | Best Bowling | Average | Economy | Strike Rate | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 462 | 341 | 8 | 4/127 | 42.62 | 4.42 | 57.7 | 1 | 0 |
ODI Batting and Bowling
| Matches | Innings | Not Outs | Runs | HS | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s | Catches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 149 | 136 | 18 | 3,990 | 201* | 33.81 | 126.70 | 4 | 23 | 91 |
| Bowling Innings | Balls | Runs | Wickets | Best Bowling | Average | Economy | Strike Rate | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119 | 4,002 | 3,644 | 77 | 4/40 | 47.32 | 5.46 | 51.9 | 4 | 0 |
T20I Batting and Bowling
| Matches | Innings | Not Outs | Runs | HS | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s | Catches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 118 | 18 | 2,897 | 145* | 28.97 | 154.42 | 5 | 12 | 62 |
| Bowling Innings | Balls | Runs | Wickets | Best Bowling | Average | Economy | Strike Rate | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 1,117 | 1,515 | 51 | 3/10 | 29.70 | 8.13 | 21.9 | 0 | 0 |
Glenn Maxwell Domestic and Franchise Career Records
Domestic and league numbers below cover his overall First Class, List A, and T20 career tallies across every competition he has played, not just Australian domestic cricket.
First Class (FC) Career
| Matches | Innings | Not Outs | Runs | HS | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s | Catches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 115 | 10 | 4,147 | 278 | 39.49 | 73.86 | 7 | 24 | 58 |
| Bowling Innings | Balls | Runs | Wickets | Best Bowling | Average | Economy | Strike Rate | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 5,824 | 3,236 | 78 | 5/40 | 41.48 | 3.33 | 74.6 | 3 | 1 |
List A (Domestic One Day) Career
| Matches | Innings | Not Outs | Runs | HS | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s | Catches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 227 | 206 | 26 | 6,051 | 201* | 33.61 | 122.06 | 8 | 33 | 139 |
| Bowling Innings | Balls | Runs | Wickets | Best Bowling | Average | Economy | Strike Rate | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | 6,007 | 5,404 | 123 | 4/40 | 43.93 | 5.39 | 48.8 | 4 | 0 |
T20s (Overall Career, All Leagues Combined)
| Matches | Innings | Not Outs | Runs | HS | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s | Catches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 526 | 489 | 72 | 11,250 | 154* | 26.97 | 153.91 | 8 | 60 | 280 |
| Bowling Innings | Balls | Runs | Wickets | Best Bowling | Average | Economy | Strike Rate | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 354 | 4,743 | 6,260 | 208 | 3/10 | 30.09 | 7.91 | 22.8 | 0 | 0 |
IPL Career
| Matches | Innings | Not Outs | Runs | HS | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s | Catches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | 135 | 17 | 2,819 | 95 | 23.88 | 155.14 | 0 | 18 | 52 |
Maxwell was part of the Mumbai Indians squad that won the IPL title in 2013, his debut season in the league. He withdrew from the 2026 IPL auction after Punjab Kings released him following a quiet 2025 season and a finger injury.
Glenn Maxwell BBL Stats: Full Big Bash League Breakdown
Since fans specifically search for his Big Bash numbers on their own, here is the standalone BBL record, all of it with Melbourne Stars, the only BBL club he has ever played for.
BBL Batting Totals
| Matches | Innings | Not Outs | Runs | Highest Score | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s | Catches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | 121 | 24 | 3,317 | 154* | 34.19 | 154.35 | 2 | 21 | 97 |
BBL Bowling Totals
| Matches | Overs | Runs Conceded | Wickets | Best Bowling | Average | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | 206.5 | 1,589 | 47 | 3/26 | 33.81 | 7.68 |
Maxwell has captained Melbourne Stars since BBL 08 and is the club’s all time leading run scorer. His most famous BBL innings came on 19 January 2022 against Hobart Hurricanes, when he smashed an unbeaten 154 off just 64 balls in his 100th BBL appearance, still the highest individual score in BBL history, featuring a BBL record 22 fours and the second fastest century in the competition’s history at 41 balls.
Records and Career Highlights
- Three ICC titles with Australia: 2015 ODI World Cup, 2021 T20 World Cup, 2023 ODI World Cup
- Highest ODI score by an Australian batter, 201 not out against Afghanistan at the 2023 World Cup, also the only double century ever scored in an ODI run chase
- Highest individual score in BBL history, 154 not out off 64 balls against Hobart Hurricanes in January 2022, including a BBL record 22 fours
- Melbourne Stars’ all time leading run scorer and club captain since BBL 08
- Won the IPL title with Mumbai Indians in 2013, his debut season in the league
- First century by a batter on debut as an opener in T20I cricket, 145 not out against Sri Lanka in 2016
- One of the first high profile Australian cricketers to speak openly about taking a mental health break, in 2019
- Retired from ODI cricket in June 2025 after 149 matches and 3,990 runs
FAQs
Has Glenn Maxwell retired from international cricket?
Not entirely. Glenn Maxwell retired from ODI cricket in June 2025 and has not played a Test since 2017, but he has not formally retired from T20Is, even though he was left out of Australia’s T20I plans from May 2026 and dropped from the 2026-27 central contract list.
What is Glenn Maxwell’s BBL record?
Across 129 matches for Melbourne Stars, he has scored 3,317 runs at an average of 34.19 and a strike rate of 154.35, with 2 centuries and 21 half centuries, plus 47 wickets with the ball.
How old is Glenn Maxwell?
He was born on 14 October 1988, making him 37 years old as of the 2026 season.
What is Glenn Maxwell’s height and weight?
He is 182 cm (6 feet 0 inches) tall, confirmed by Cricket Australia. His weight has not been officially published.
What is Glenn Maxwell’s most famous innings?
His unbeaten 201 against Afghanistan at the 2023 ODI World Cup in Mumbai, scored while battling severe cramps, is widely regarded as one of the greatest innings in World Cup history.
Which IPL teams has Glenn Maxwell played for?
He has played for Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings (formerly Kings XI Punjab), and Royal Challengers Bengaluru across a 13 season IPL career that ended when he withdrew from the 2026 auction.
Why was Glenn Maxwell dropped from Cricket Australia’s contract list?
Cricket Australia dropped him from its 2026-27 centrally contracted list to prioritise Test specialists for a schedule with 20 Tests in 12 months and very few T20Is, the format Maxwell is still playing.
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