74 Facts About Glenn Maxwell

Glenn James Maxwell was born on 14 October 1988 and is an Australian professional cricketer.

Glenn Maxwell has played for the Australia national cricket team in all formats of the game since 2012, although he is primarily a One Day International and Twenty20 International specialist.

Glenn Maxwell was part of the Australian squads that won the 2015 Cricket World Cup, the 2023 Cricket World Cup, and the 2021 T20 World Cup, where in the 2023 final, he scored the winning runs.

Glenn Maxwell has played domestic Twenty20 cricket in both India and England and has scored centuries in all three international cricket formats, one of only 25 cricketers who have achieved this feat.

Glenn Maxwell became the first male batsman to score a double century, scoring 201 runs not out against Afghanistan, for Australia in ODIs and scored the winning runs against India in the 2023 Cricket World Cup final.

Glenn Maxwell became the first batsman in men's T20Is to complete three centuries while chasing.

Glenn Maxwell became the first and only batsman to complete a century in his 100th T20I match.

Glenn Maxwell was born in Kew, Melbourne, and played junior cricket for South Belgrave Cricket Club.

Glenn Maxwell initially played as a fast bowler, before moving to bowl off spin.

Glenn Maxwell made his senior debut for the one-day side in February 2010 and was selected to play for the Australian Institute of Sports in the 2010 Emerging Players Tournament.

Glenn Maxwell attracted national attention in February 2011 after scoring a match winning 51 from 19 balls in a Ryobi Cup game against Tasmania, the fastest half-century in Australian domestic one-day history, and made his first-class debut for Victoria against New South Wales later in the month, taking two wickets and scoring 38 runs on debut.

In 2012, Glenn Maxwell went to England to play club cricket for South Wilts Cricket Club and Second XI cricket for Hampshire before appearing in the T20 Blast for the county.

Glenn Maxwell was picked in the next Shield game and scored 81.

Glenn Maxwell has played in Twenty20 cricket franchises leagues in Australia, India and England.

Glenn Maxwell returned to play for Delhi ahead of the 2018 season Glenn Maxwell again had a poor season, scoring 142 runs at an average of 14 and not passing 50 once.

Glenn Maxwell was retained by the side for the 2022 season.

In England, Glenn Maxwell has played for Hampshire, Surrey, Yorkshire, Lancashire and Warwickshire County Cricket Clubs in the T20 Blast and for London Spirit in the 2022 season of The Hundred.

Glenn Maxwell was selected for Australia's series against Pakistan in the UAE in 2012, with head selector John Inverarity saying that he was "a versatile and lively off-spinning allrounder and brilliant fieldsman" who "will provide another spin bowler option on the slow, low, turning wickets" expected in the country.

Glenn Maxwell made his debut against Afghanistan in the one-off One Day International which took place ahead of the matches against Pakistan, before going on to play in five of Australia's six fixtures against the Pakistanis.

Glenn Maxwell played in all five of Australia's group stage matches, taking a single wicket and scoring only eight runs in the two innings in which he batted, but was dropped from the side for the semi-final against West Indies.

Glenn Maxwell was selected for Australia's Test tour of India later in the month as an all-rounder.

Glenn Maxwell made his Test debut against India in the second Test at Hyderabad as the team's second spinner, supporting Xavier Doherty with established lead spin bowler Nathan Lyon dropped.

Glenn Maxwell was dropped from the team for the third Test as Australia opted for more specialist bowlers, but brought back for the fourth and final Test in Delhi, replacing injured batsman Michael Clarke.

Later in 2013, Glenn Maxwell played in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy in England, but was not selected for the 2013 Ashes which followed the competition.

Glenn Maxwell went to South Africa with Australia A, making a first-class century against South Africa A and a limited overs century against India A in a tri-series.

Glenn Maxwell was named in Australia's 15-man squad for 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh, scoring 74 runs from 33 balls against Pakistan in Australia's first match of the competition.

Glenn Maxwell finished the tournament as Australia's second highest run scorer, making 147 runs.

Glenn Maxwell made a return to the Test team in October 2014 against Pakistan in the UAE, playing in the second match of the two-match series.

Glenn Maxwell scored 37 in the first innings and four in the second and was wicket-less; he performed better during the one-day matches.

Glenn Maxwell was selected in Australia's 15-man squad for the ODI World Cup co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand in early 2015.

Glenn Maxwell brought up his century in 51 balls, at the time recording the fastest century by an Australian man in an ODI and the second-fastest in World Cup history.

Glenn Maxwell did not bat in the final against New Zealand but took a wicket as Australia won their fifth World Cup title.

Glenn Maxwell ended the tournament as Australia's third highest run scorer, scoring 324 runs at a batting average of 64.80 runs per innings.

Glenn Maxwell continued to be a fixture in Australia's one-day sides following the World Cup.

Glenn Maxwell was names as Cricket Australia's men's T20I Player of 2015 at the Allan Border Medal ceremony and played regularly throughout 2015 and the first half of 2016.

Glenn Maxwell was not included in either the Test and ODI teams for Australia's tour of Sri Lanka in 2016, but was in the side for the T20I series.

Glenn Maxwell returned to the ODI side at the beginning of 2017 for the series against Pakistan, making scores of 60 in first ODI and 78 in the fourth match.

Glenn Maxwell was named as Cricket Australia's men's ODI Player of 2016.

In February 2017, Glenn Maxwell was selected for Australia's squad for the Test tour of India.

Glenn Maxwell played in the opening tour game against India A but did not make the side for the first two Tests, with Mitchell Marsh preferred as the side's all-rounder.

Glenn Maxwell denied all of the allegations levelled against him.

Glenn Maxwell played in both Tests during the series, preferred as a spin bowling option in south-Asian conditions.

Glenn Maxwell was called into the squad as cover after before the first Test following injuries to Shaun Marsh and David Warner the day before the game but did not play.

Glenn Maxwell was not selected for the one-day side against England, with Chris Lynn replacing him.

Australia's captain Steve Smith suggested at a press conference that Glenn Maxwell could "train smarter", commenting that although he was an explosive one-day player than he should aim for more consistency in his game, a view echoed by head selector Trevor Hohns.

Glenn Maxwell was called into the squad for the final two matches following an injury to Aaron Finch, playing in the final match of the series scoring 34 runs.

In March, Glenn Maxwell was briefly recalled to the Australian Test squad following the suspensions of Smith, Warner and Cameron Bancroft for ball tampering during the Australian 2018 Tour of South Africa, but did not play in the final Test of the series.

Glenn Maxwell scored his third T20I century during the tour of India in early 2019, making 113 not out and becoming the first Australian man to score three T20I centuries.

Glenn Maxwell was again named as Cricket Australia's men's T20I player of the year for 2019.

Glenn Maxwell played in Australia's squad in the 2019 Cricket World Cup before announcing in October that he would be taking a short break from cricket due to mental health issues.

Glenn Maxwell returned later in the domestic season and toured England in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Glenn Maxwell's form continued into the Australian summer when India toured Australia, but he was not selected for the Test side.

Glenn Maxwell did play in Australia's squad in the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup,.

Glenn Maxwell was named in the Australian fifteen man squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup.

Glenn Maxwell played a match-winning knock against Afghanistan scoring 201 runs off 128 balls.

Glenn Maxwell set a plethora of records during his knock of 201* against Afghanistan in a group stage match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup on 7 November.

Glenn Maxwell was hailed by fans and critics who insisted that he played out of his skin to help Australia register an unlikely victory after being put on the back foot by Afghanistan early on in the Australian batting innings.

Glenn Maxwell suffered cramps and injury concerns over the course of his knock.

Glenn Maxwell was unable to run during the latter half of his innings and hence developed a strategy with captain Pat Cummins, with whom he was out in the middle, to hit one or two boundaries at the beginning of each over before walking a comfortable one and allowing Cummins to soak up the remaining deliveries the over.

Glenn Maxwell was later dropped on 33 by Mujeeb Ur Rahman at short fine leg.

Glenn Maxwell's monumental knock of 201* which consisted of 21 fours and 10 sixes is the highest individual score by an Australian in an ODI match surpassing the previous best by Shane Watson who made 185* against Bangladesh in 2011.

Glenn Maxwell became the second fastest ever to score a double century in ODI cricket behind Ishan Kishan, as he completed the double hundred with a winning six to seal the deal for Australia facing 128 deliveries.

Glenn Maxwell scored the fastest ever World Cup double century.

Glenn Maxwell became the first batsman to score a double century in an ODI run chase and broke Shane Watson's record for the highest individual score in a successful run chase in ODI cricket.

Glenn Maxwell surpassed Fakhar Zaman's record for the highest ever individual score by a batsman in the second innings of an ODI match.

Glenn Maxwell became only the third double centurion in the history of World Cups after Chris Gayle and Martin Guptill.

Glenn Maxwell was the first batsman to score a World Cup double century while batting second and registered the highest individual score by an Australian in a World Cup match.

Glenn Maxwell became the first ever middle order batsman as well as non-opener to score a double century in Cricket World Cup history.

Glenn Maxwell hit eight fours and eight sixes, including 18 runs off the last over to secure the win.

Glenn Maxwell became the second player in men's T20I cricket, after Rohit Sharma, to score four centuries and set the record for the most T20I centuries by an Australian.

Glenn Maxwell achieved this in his 92nd batting innings, making him the fastest player to reach four T20I centuries.

Glenn Maxwell tied the record for the fastest century by an Australian batsman in a T20I, reaching it in 47 balls.

Glenn Maxwell married his long-time girlfriend Vini Raman in March 2022.

Glenn Maxwell is a supporter of the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League.