Matthew Wade plans to defend T20 World Cup title in 2022 and retire: I can sail off into the sunset

Australia wicketkeeper Matthew Wade on Thursday said he may announce his international retirement after the T20 World Cup Down Under next year.

Australia wicketkeeper Matthew Wade revealed that he wants to defend the T20 World Cup title on his home ground in 2022 and then he may announce his international retirement. Wade played a sizzling 41-run knock to help Australia seal a 5-wicket win over Pakistan in the second semifinal of the recently concluded T20 World Cup.

However, Wade was axed from Australia's Test squad for the Ashes and his solitary goal is defending the T20 World Cup title at home. Australia went on to clinch their first ICC T20 title with a victory over New Zealand in the final in Dubai on Sunday and have less than a year to prepare for the next tournament, which starts in Oct. 2022.