Australia’s Glenn Maxwell (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Australia’s veteran all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has stressed that he has no immediate plans to quit T20 internationals as he sets his sights on both the 2028 T20 World Cup and the Los Angeles Olympics.Now 37, Maxwell would be 40 by the time Australia hosts the T20 World Cup in 2028, an event set to take place just months after cricket’s performances at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Speculation over his future has intensified following Australia’s early exit in the recent T20 World Cup and a lean patch with the bat, but the explosive all-rounder insists he is in no rush to make any retirement decisions.
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“I think the fact that I haven’t made a decision about my future has probably been based more on what’s coming in the next 12 months. There’s not a lot of T20 cricket planned so there’s probably no need to make any formal announcements and just see how my body is and how I’m travelling, and if there’s an opportunity to play in the future, hopefully I’ll be fit in Melbourne on Wednesday.”Australia’s T20I calendar remains light until August 2027, with only eight bilateral matches currently scheduled. Maxwell has already called time on his ODI career, yet remains open to extending his stint in the shortest international format.Maxwell struck a hopeful but measured tone when asked about the prospects of participating in the 2028 Olympics and the domestic T20 World Cup.“Fit and shoot? Hopefully. But yeah, not setting any dates. I felt like I was getting better and better during the World Cup. I probably judge it more by how I run around the pitch and how I feel, probably more than any wickets and runs stats. And I just felt like I was able to go through the games a lot easier. I felt like I played my role as well as I could and I felt, like I still can,” he said.Although his recent returns in T20Is and the Big Bash League have been modest, Maxwell believes his value to the side goes beyond numbers alone.Australia’s next T20I assignment is a three-match series against Bangladesh in June, part of a wider tour that also includes ODIs in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Maxwell confirmed that discussions are underway with the selectors regarding those plans.“We’ve had some discussions about what the next little bit will look like and we’ll continue to have really open and fluid discussions going forward. As I said, if I’m fit and available, I’ll be ready,” he said.Outside of the international arena, Maxwell will continue to be busy on the franchise circuit. He has agreed a two-year extension with the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League and will also feature in the Pakistan Super League, Major League Cricket and Europe’s new T20 competition later this year. He is set to represent the Hyderabad Kingsmen in the PSL, which will be his debut in the tournament.“When I looked at the window that I had between the Worlds and the MLC and we didn’t go as far into the tournament as I probably had planned before, I found myself having a little bit more time between tournaments and I just felt like I was going into the next tournament out in the cold,” Maxwell said.“So it probably bridges the timing gap nicely. And to get the opportunity to get on a new team and start with somebody at the beginning — I really like those opportunities. I think starting with a team from the very beginning is nice to be a part of and build a brand,” he mentioned.
