Don't want to play for selfish reasons: Maxwell retires from ODIs to focus on T20 cricket
The 36-year-old explosive batter and often underestimated off-spin bowler played 149 ODI matches for Australia including what is regarded by many the greatest one-day innings of all-time.
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