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Glenn Maxwell retires as cricket's great what-if
Original: Cricket entertainer and enigma, Maxwell bows out as cricket's great what-if
Glenn Maxwell has brought the curtain down on a career that made him one of cricket's most thrilling yet puzzling figures. Commentators are remembering the Australian all-rounder as an entertainer capable of extraordinary feats — reverse sweeps, outrageous innings and match-winning moments — while lamenting that unfulfilled potential leaves him as the game's great what-if.
Why now: News of Maxwell's retirement has prompted reflection on his brilliant but inconsistent career.
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