MELBOURNE (The Thursday Times) — Glenn Maxwell bain-ul-aqwami cricket se retire ho gaye hain, jis ke saath Australia ke liye un ka 14 saala career khatm ho gaya, jis ne unhein 3 World Cup titles aur 50 over ke khel ki ab tak khele gaye sab se azeem innings mein se aik di.
38 saala Maxwell, jo "The Big Show" ke naam se jaane jate hain, ne Peer ko aik cricket podcast par yeh faisla sunaya. "Thora sa udaas aur thora sa lazmi bhi," unhon ne kaha. Unhon ne first-class aur List A cricket bhi chhor di hai, lekin 2027-28 season tak apna muahida barhane ke baad woh Big Bash League mein Melbourne Stars ke liye khelte rahenge.
Maxwell pehle hi June 2025 mein one-day internationals chhor chuke thay, aur Australia ke liye un ke aakhri matches 2026 T20 World Cup mein thay, jahan team group stage mein hi bahar ho gayi.
Un ki pehchan banne wali innings 2023 World Cup mein Mumbai mein Afghanistan ke khilaf aayi. Jab 292 ka peecha karte hue Australia ka score 91 par 7 wickets tha, to unhon ne shadeed cramps ke bawajood batting jari rakhte hue 128 gendon par 201 not out score banaya aur match 3 wickets se jeet liya, captain Pat Cummins ke saath 202 runs ki unbroken partnership banate hue. Australia ne aage chal kar title jeet liya, jaise us ne 2015 mein jeeta tha, aur woh 2021 mein T20 World Cup jeetne wali team ka bhi hissa thay.
Unhon ne 149 ODIs mein 126.70 ke strike rate se 3,990 runs banaye, aur 130 T20 internationals mein 2,897 runs banaye, jin mein 5 centuries shamil hain, jo is format mein mard khilariyon ki sab se zyada centuries ke muamle mein India ke Rohit Sharma ke barabar hain. Unhon ne 7 Tests khele, jin mein aik century banai.
