Maxwell retires from ODIs to focus on T20 World Cup

Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has retired from one-day internationals to attraction connected adjacent year's T20 World Cup.

The 36-year-old has played successful 149 ODIs since making his debut successful 2012, winning 2 World Cups successful 2015 and 2023, positive a T20 Word Cup successful 2021.

His apical people came against Afghanistan astatine nan 2023 World Cup erstwhile he struck 201 while batting and is arguably nan top ODI innings of all-time.

Maxwell came successful pinch Australia connected 91-7 and contempt battling terrible cramp, he deed an unbeaten 201 from 128 balls to clinch triumph and unafraid a semi-final spot.

Maxwell besides deed nan fastest period successful World Cup history successful 2023 - disconnected 40 balls against nan Netherlands - earlier Australia hit nan hosts India successful nan final.

His past ODI came astatine nan Champions Trophy successful March, during which Maxwell "felt for illustration I was letting nan squad down a little" because of his fitness.

He told The Final Word podcast, external that he past said pinch Australia's chair of men's selectors George Bailey astir nan 2027 World Cup and told him: "I don't deliberation I americium going to make that, it's clip to commencement readying for group successful my position to person a ace astatine it and make nan position their own.

"They are moving successful specified a clear guidance truthful this gives them nan champion look astatine what nan line-up is, starring into that adjacent World Cup."

Nicknamed 'The Big Show', Maxwell ends his ODI profession pinch 3,990 runs astatine an mean of 33.81, pinch 4 hundreds and 23 half-centuries.

He has nan second-best ODI onslaught complaint of all-time (126.70) and arsenic an off-spinner he has claimed 77 wickets.

Cricket Australia's main executive Todd Greenberg said: "Congratulations to Glenn connected what has been 1 of nan astir breathtaking and influential one-day world careers successful nan format's history.

"Glenn's ballistic batting has lit up nan cricket world and been 1 of nan cornerstones of Australia's continued occurrence successful nan 50-over game, including his heroic domiciled successful nan 2023 World Cup triumph.

"As pinch different greats of nan game, crowds person flocked to grounds conscionable to watch Glenn bat and children person been inspired to prime up a bat aft seeing him put guidance attacks to nan beard pinch a breathtaking array of shots."

Maxwell's astir caller crippled was pinch nan Punjab Kings successful April but a hand wounded ruled him retired of nan remainder of nan IPL season.

He has played successful 116 T20 internationals and hopes to characteristic successful nan 2026 T20 World Cup, which takes spot successful India and Sri Lanka from 8 February-8 March.

"His level of earthy talent and accomplishment is remarkable," added George Bailey. "His power successful nan field, under-rated expertise pinch nan shot and longevity has been superb.

"Fortunately, he still has overmuch to connection Australia successful nan T20 format. All things going well, he will beryllium pivotal successful nan adjacent 12 months arsenic we build toward nan World Cup early adjacent year."