Former Australia wicketkeeper-batter Matthew Wade revealed that his side’s defeat to India in the 2024 T20 World Cup was the moment where the thought of retiring from international cricket first crossed his mind.
Led by skipper Rohit Sharma’s knock of 92 off 41 deliveries, India went on to defeat Australia by 24 runs in a crucial Super 8 clash and booked their place in the semi-finals.
“It (the thought about retirement) probably hit home after we lost against India. That was when I really sat down and reflected that that was probably the end of my career. That was an emotional moment,” Wade told cricket.com.au.
“The time was right for ‘Ingo’ (Josh Inglis) to come in. You can see what he’s done in the last (few months that) he’s been in the team as the No.1 ‘keeper. He was certainly ready to come in and take that role. They’re looking for maybe someone who can bat more top to middle order now as well and that suits him really well,” Wade added.
The 36-year-old also said that he is unlikely to be a part of the upcoming IPL mega auction even though he was a part of the Gujarat Titans franchise for the past 2 seasons.
“I’m doing the ILT20 which will be straight after the BBL. I’m doing the (Abu Dhabi) T10, which leads straight into BBL. So, I’m going over to Dubai at the end of this month. I’ve got some Tassie (Tasmania) one-dayers that I’ve been playing as well. I won’t be in the IPL,” Wade said.
