IND vs AUS: Australia veteran quits his team on the brink of Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Australia's star wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade has pulled down curtains on his international career. Matthew Wade has been a regular member of the Australian Team for white-ball formats since 2011 and also led the side in the shortest format.

Despite his retirement, Wade will continue to play for the domestic teams. He will play for Tasmania in Australia's domestic circuit and Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League for the next two seasons.

The lower-order batter will also take up the coaching role with the Australia National Cricket Team. He will be part of the support staff under Andre Borovec for the upcoming T20 series against Pakistan.

Coaching has been on my radar over the last few years: Matthew Wade

Matthew Wade, who represented the Kangaroos in all three formats during his 13-year-long journey, said he was planning his retirement for the past six months. He also added he was eyeing to enter coaching roles for the last few years.

"I was fully aware my international days were most likely over at the end of the last T20 World Cup. My international retirement and coaching has been a constant conversation with George (Bailey) and Andrew (McDonald) over the past six months", the left-handed batsman said in a statement.

“Coaching has been on my radar over the last few years and thankfully some great opportunities have come my way, for which I am very grateful and excited. I will continue to play BBL and the odd franchise league over the summer months, but around those commitments as a player I am investing heavily in my coaching", he further added.

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Matthew Wade played 36 Tests, 97 ODIs, 92 T20Is for Australia

Interestingly, Matthew Wade represented Australia across all three formats and played 36 Tests, 97 ODIs, and 92 T20Is for the national team. He made his international debut in October 2011 with a T20I match against South Africa.

His last game was the T20I match against India during ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in June. In his short Test career, the left-handed slammed 1613 runs with 4 tons and 5 half-centuries.

Matthew Wade is regarded as among the best finishers for the side in ODIs and T20Is. He slammed 1867 runs in 83 ODIs at an 81.60 strike rate. In T20Is, he slammed 1202 runs in 68 innings at 134+ strike rate. His quickfire innings down the order helped Australia to win many close-fought games.

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The Aussies to face Pakistan in ODI and T20I series in November

Notably, the Kangaroos is set to clash with Pakistan in an ODI and T20I series at home. The series will observe three ODIs and three T20I games.

The ODI series begins with the opening encounter on November 4 in Melbourne. The T20I series will commence with the first game on November 14 in Brisbane. Wade will join the Aussie Team as support staff during the T20I series.