Matthew Wade International Retirement: The Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 of five test matches is to be played between India and Australia. This trophy, to be held on Australian soil, will start from November 22. Before this series, Australia’s star wicketkeeper batsman Matthew Wade announced his retirement from international cricket. The same Matthew Wade who made Australia win the semi-finals by hitting sixes on Shaheen Shah Afridi in the 2021 T20 World Cup.
Wade was not getting a place in Australia’s Test and ODI team for the last three years. He last played Test and ODI for Australia in 2021. Although Wade was getting opportunities in T20. Wade was also a part of the Australia team in the T20 World Cup 2024. He played his last match in the T20 World Cup against India, which proved to be the last match of his international career.
Will be seen as a coach after retirement
Let us tell you that Wade, who has said goodbye to international cricket, will continue to play white ball domestic and white ball foreign cricket. Apart from this, he will also be seen as a coach. He will be seen as Australia’s keeping and fielding coach in the T20 series against Pakistan next month.
Announced retirement for the second time in 8 months
Wade had earlier announced his retirement from the first-class red ball format after playing the Sheffield Shield final in March. Now after about 8 months, Wade said goodbye to international cricket.
Wade’s international career was like this
Matthew Wade played 36 Tests, 97 ODIs and 92 T20 International matches for Australia. In 63 innings of Test, he scored 1613 runs at an average of 29.87, which included 4 centuries and 5 half-centuries. Apart from this, Wade scored 1867 runs in ODI and 1202 runs in T20 International at an average of 26.13 and strike rate of 134.15. Wade scored 1 century and 11 half-centuries in ODI and 3 half-centuries in T20 International.
36 Test matches. 97 ODIs. 92 T20 Internationals.
Congratulations to Matthew Wade on an outstanding international cricket career! pic.twitter.com/SDWl1OhqZC
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) October 29, 2024
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