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Entertainer and enigma, Glenn Maxwell bows out as cricket's great what-if

Part entertainer, part enigma, Glenn Maxwell will go down in cricket folklore as the game’s great what-if a maverick shot-maker whose limited-overs wizardry never extended to red-ball cricket. Where many of his peers stuck to the batting manual, Maxwell rewrote it with his 360-degree stroke-play, which made field settings a nightmare for rival captains. It could not be risk-free, but Maxwell cared little as he pulled off reverse hits and cheeky scoops with a gum-chewing nonchalance. Fans expecte