Glenn Maxwell

Profile Overview

Glenn James Maxwell (born 14 October 1988) is an Australian professional cricketer who plays for the Australia national cricket team in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I). He also plays for Victoria in domestic cricket and the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League. He previously played both Test and One Day International (ODI) cricket.
A right handed all-rounder who is known for his sometimes unorthodox batting, Maxwell originally bowled medium-pace before switching to off-spin at a young age. He rose to prominence in 2011 after setting an at-the-time record for the fastest half-century in Australian domestic one day cricket—scoring 51 runs from 19 balls. The record led to his international debut, playing an ODI against Afghanistan in 2012, before making his T20I debut a month later against Pakistan and his Test debut against India the year after. As of 2026, he has played 7 Test matches, 149 ODIs and 130 T20I matches, the latter being the most of any Australian player.
Maxwell has held numerous international batting records over his career. After scoring 104 against India in 2017, Maxwell became the second Australian to have scored centuries in all three international cricket formats. Alongside Rohit Sharma, he holds the record for the most career T20I centuries—both having scored 5. At the 2023 Cricket World Cup, he achieved a century in 40 balls against the Netherlands, the fastest century scored at a Cricket World Cup and fourth fastest in ODIs. Against Afghanistan a month later, he set a new record for the fastest double century scored at the same event, the second fastest in ODI cricket—the innings regarded as one of the greatest in ODI history.
Known for his dramatic shot making and improvisation in short forms of the game, Maxwell was part of the Australian squads that won the 2015 Cricket World Cup, the 2021 T20 World Cup, and the 2023 Cricket World Cup. His ability to make unconventional shots, like reverse sweeps and pulls, often makes it hard to set fields that cover all of his scoring areas.