Australian wicketkeeper batsman Matthew Wade has announced his retirement from international cricket. He will now be a part of the coaching staff of the Kangaroo team. Wade will play the role of wicketkeeping and fielding coach in the home T20 series against Pakistan. 8 months ago in March this year, after playing the Sheffield Shield final, he announced his retirement from first class i.e. red ball cricket. Matthew Wade played his last international match for Australia against India in the T20 World Cup.
Played in all three formats for Australia
Wade has played 36 Test matches, 97 ODIs and 92 T20 Internationals for Australia in a career spanning 13 years. Wade has coached the domestic team
Wade is coaching the Tasmanian youth and second XI teams. Australia team’s High Performance and Executive General Manager Ben Oliver congratulated Matthew Wade on his international career and said that we are looking forward to taking advantage of Matthew’s experience in coaching. No place in Test and ODI team since 2021
36-year-old Matthew Wade made his debut for Australia in 2011. Wicketkeeper batsman Wade has not got a chance to play in ODIs and Tests since 2021. He was among the heroes of Australia’s victory in the 2021 T20 World Cup. He took Australia to the final by hitting three sixes against Shaheen Afridi in the semi-final match against Pakistan. Will continue to play domestic cricket for two seasons
Will continue to play domestic cricket for Tasmania for two seasons. At the same time, he will continue to play for Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League. Has played for Gujarat and Delhi in IPL
Wade has also played for Delhi Daredevils (Delhi Capitals) and Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League. He has played IPL in the year 2024, year 2022 and year 2011. This year he played 2 matches for Gujarat Titans. In the IPL, he has scored 183 runs in 15 matches played so far at a strike rate of 103.39. While keeping wicket, he has caught 8 wickets and stumped 2 players. Read this sports news too… Australia rests test players before BGT: T20 team announced against Pakistan, captain not named Cricket Australia (CA) has rested its test players before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India. CA’s selection committee released the team for the T20 series against Pakistan on Monday. The captain of this team has not been announced, the name of the captain of the team will be decided soon. Read full news
