🔥 The Big Show
IPL Since 2012 • 7 Franchises
🇦🇺 Australia
🤯 All-Rounder
GM
Glenn Maxwell
Right-hand Bat • Off-spin Bowler • Born 14 Oct 1988, Melbourne
The most enigmatic player in IPL history. A genius capable of 552 runs at SR 188 in one season, and a ghost capable of 52 runs in another. 'The Big Show' has lit up 7 different IPL franchises with his 360-degree strokeplay — and broken just as many hearts. Retired from ODIs in 2025. Withdrew from IPL 2026 auction.
2,819
Career Runs
141 matches
7
Franchises
DD, MI, PBKS, DC, RCB
41
IPL Wickets
Off-spin
188
Best Season SR
2014 (552 runs)
Career at a Glance All IPL Seasons
23.9
Batting Average
Career (boom & bust)
155.1
Strike Rate
Career
95
High Score
vs RR for PBKS, 2014
161
Career Sixes
Most sixes in IPL 2014 & 2017
Runs by Season 2012 – 2025
🔥 Season-by-Season Run Tally — The Boom-Bust Rollercoaster
Bar width proportional to career-best 552 (2014). Team shown alongside year. DNS = did not play (2019).
2012 DD
Replacement player
6
2013 MI
Sat out most of season
36
2014 PBKS
🔥 RECORD 552 • MVP
552
2015 PBKS
145
2016 PBKS
179
2017 PBKS
Most sixes (26) in season
310
2018 DC
Poor return
142
2019
DNS
2020 PBKS
Worst IPL season
108
2021 RCB
🔥 COMEBACK 513
513
2022 RCB
301
2023 RCB
2nd best SR season
400
2024 RCB
Worst form slump
52
2025 PBKS
Return to PBKS
130
Regular season
Career-best (2014, 552 runs)
Comeback season (2021)
Performance vs Each Team Career Totals
🏈 Career Runs vs Each Opponent
Total runs across all IPL seasons vs each franchise.
RR
312
CSK
288
SRH
268
KKR
242
DC
215
MI
195
RCB
182
GT
148
LSG
98
📈 Batting Average vs Each Opponent
Runs per dismissal vs each franchise across all seasons.
RR
31.2
GT
29.6
CSK
28.8
SRH
26.8
RCB
26.0
LSG
24.5
MI
24.4
KKR
22.0
DC
21.5
⚡ Strike Rate vs Each Opponent
Runs per 100 balls. Maxwell's strike rate is consistently well above 140 regardless of opponent.
GT
171.0
LSG
163.3
RR
162.5
SRH
158.2
DC
155.6
RCB
155.6
KKR
152.8
CSK
148.5
MI
145.5
🎯 Fifty-Plus Scores vs Each Opponent
Total innings of 50+ runs vs each franchise across all seasons.
KKR
3
RR
3
CSK
2
MI
2
SRH
2
DC
2
RCB
2
GT
1
LSG
1
IPL Records & Milestones
552
Runs in IPL 2014
SR 187.75 • 4 fifties • Season MVP award
36
Most Sixes in IPL 2014
Jointly most in a single IPL season that year
7
IPL Franchises Played For
DD, MI, PBKS (x2), DC, RCB (x1 stint), PBKS again
41
IPL Wickets as Off-Spinner
SR 24.9 • Avg 34.5 • Economy 8.3
183.5
Strike Rate in IPL 2023
400 runs at SR 183.5 • one of the best in a season
201*
Greatest ODI Innings Ever
vs Afghanistan, 2023 WC — on one leg, cramping
Career Journey Key Seasons
2012
Replacement Debut — Delhi Daredevils
Signed as a replacement for Travis Birt at DD. Plays just 2 matches, scores 6 runs. A quiet beginning to one of the IPL's most dramatic careers.
2013
$1 Million Man at Mumbai Indians
MI buy him for $1 million — the most expensive purchase at the 2013 auction. Plays just 3 games, scores 36 runs. The talent is undeniable; the opportunity limited.
2014
🔥 The Greatest Season — 552 Runs at SR 188
552 runs • avg 34.5 • SR 187.75 • 4 fifties • 36 sixes (most in season) • Season MVP. Scores 95, 89, 95, 90 in four separate innings. Partners with Miller to take PBKS to the final. The Big Show arrives.
2015
The Bust — 145 Runs (The Maxwell Pattern Begins)
After the 2014 peak, he manages just 145 runs with zero fifties. The boom-bust cycle that defines his IPL career begins. Fans and franchises are left bewildered.
2019
Pulls Out — Mental Health & World Cup Focus
Withdraws from the 2019 IPL entirely to prepare for the ODI World Cup and address mental health. A brave decision. Takes a mental health break from all cricket later that year.
2020
Nadir — 108 Runs, Zero Sixes, SR 101
PBKS pay Rs 10.75 crore for him. He returns 108 runs in 11 innings at SR 101.9 — his worst-ever season — with not a single six. Cricket fans wonder if this is the end.
2021
🔥 The Comeback — RCB Buy Him for Rs 14.25 Crore
RCB win a bidding war with CSK to land him. He delivers: 513 runs, avg 42.75, SR 144, 6 fifties. RCB's highest scorer. The Big Show is back. The IPL never stays predictable with Maxwell.
2023
400 Runs at SR 183 — Pure Destruction
400 runs at SR 183.5, 5 fifties. One of the highest strike rates across the season. This off-season he also scores 201* vs Afghanistan in the ODI World Cup — described as the greatest ODI innings ever.
2024
The Final Bust — 52 Runs in 10 Matches
RCB keep him at Rs 11 crore. He manages just 52 runs in 10 matches at avg 5.8. Released by RCB. Returns to PBKS in 2025 for Rs 4.2 crore, scores 130 runs before withdrawing from IPL 2026 auction entirely.
Did You Know?
Maxwell's IPL career average is 23.9 — but remove his catastrophic 2020 season (108 runs, avg 12) and his 2024 collapse (52 runs, avg 5.8) and his career average leaps to over 35. The numbers hide a genius behind the disasters.
He has played for 7 different IPL franchises — Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings (twice), Delhi Capitals, RCB and PBKS again. No top-level player has been passed around the IPL auction more dramatically.
Maxwell is genuinely a match-winning off-spin bowler — 41 IPL wickets at a reasonable economy, and internationally one of Australia's most used part-time options. Most fans only see the batting disasters and forget this entirely.
His 201* vs Afghanistan in the 2023 ODI World Cup — scored with crippling cramps that left him unable to run — is widely called the greatest ODI innings ever played. On one leg, in pain, he single-handedly won the match from 91/7.
PBKS paid Rs 10.75 crore for Maxwell in 2020, he returned 108 runs at SR 101 with zero sixes. Then RCB paid Rs 14.25 crore for him in 2021 and he scored 513 runs. The same player. One year apart. That's The Big Show.
Maxwell withdrew from the IPL 2026 auction in December 2025, signalling the end of his IPL career. He announced ODI retirement in June 2025 after 149 matches and 3,990 runs. The Big Show's final curtain on franchise cricket.