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India’s defeat forced him to resign… The Australian legend admitted that he had won the T20 World Cup in 2021

New Delhi. “The thought of retirement first came to me after the defeat against India.” I returned home and sat quietly and thought about it. I felt like this was probably the last game of my career. Matthew Wade, one of Australia’s best wicketkeeper-batsmen, has revealed this. 36-year-old Matthew Wade had announced his retirement from international cricket a day earlier.

The Australian Matthew Wade played a total of 225 international matches in his 13-year career. Matthew Wade represented Australia in three T20 World Cups. His most memorable appearance came in 2021 when he played a key role in Australia winning their first T20 World Cup. He secured Australia a ticket to the final by playing an innings of 41 runs off 17 balls in the semi-final against Pakistan.

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If the 2021 T20 World Cup was the most memorable for Matthew Wade, then this tournament in 2024 turned out to be his last event. He played his last T20 match on June 24 against India. India defeated Australia in this match and knocked the country out of the 2024 T20 World Cup. Matthew Wade could only score one run in this match. When Matthew Wade talked about announcing his retirement, he didn’t forget that match between India and Australia. He told cricket.com.au that it was now time for Josh English to take over the role of wicketkeeper. You’ve seen how well he’s played in the last six months.

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Matthew Wade has an unparalleled relationship with India. He started his ODI career in 2012 by playing against India. Likewise, his last Test and T20 match was only against India. Matthew Wade was with Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024. But he might not be seen in IPL 2025. Matthew Wade said that the IPL schedule is very busy. It is yet to be decided whether he will take part in the IPL auction or not.

Matthew Wade’s career
Matthew Wade also played 36 Test matches for Australia, scoring 1,613 runs with 4 centuries. He also played 97 ODI matches, scoring 1,867 runs in 83 innings. Matthew Wade scored 1,202 runs in 92 T20 Internationals at a strike rate of 134.15.

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