Australia wicket-keeper batsman Matthew Wade said that he can retire after the T20 World Cup to be held in his country next year. Wade played a key role in Australia's five-wicket win over Pakistan in the recently concluded T20 World Cup semi-final with an unbeaten 41 off 17 balls. Wade was defeated by Alex Carey in the race for a place in the Australian team for the Ashes. Wade now aims to help defend the T20 World Cup title at home next year.
Matthew Wade, 33, said, "This is my next inspiration. I hope to get a chance to play in that World Cup, defend the title and after that I can retire. I will definitely not play (international cricket) after that. That's my goal now." The wicketkeeper-batsman revealed that he played in the T20 World Cup final against New Zealand with a grade two strain in the muscle. He had this problem during training before the title match.
He said, "The night before the match I was a little worried. If I woke up in the morning and couldn't bat, I wouldn't have played." Wade said, "I was worried if we had to bat first. I had to play aggressively and then if the injury gets aggravated, I will not be able to do wicketkeeping and it will cause a lot of damage to the team.
He said, "The doctor got him scanned. He didn't want to know the result but I knew… it was going to be difficult to play with a grade two injury." Fell.
