Matthew Wade announces BBL retirement to take up full-time coaching role

Matthew Wade ne BBL retirement ka announcement kiya hai taaki wo full-time coaching role sambhal sakein (Source: Steve Bell/Getty Images)

Matthew Wade ne 2026-27 season se pehle Big Bash League (BBL) se apne retirement ki confirmation de di hai. Iske sath hi Australia ke is premier domestic T20 competition mein unke 15-season lambe career ka ant ho gaya hai. 38-year-old wicketkeeper-batter ab poori tarah se Australian men’s team ke sath ek full-time coaching position par dhyan lagayenge, jahan wo unke white-ball batting coach ke roop mein apni sewayen denge.

Wade pichle season ke dauran pehle se hi national squad ke sath ek advisory capacity mein kaam kar rahe the, jabki wo BBL mein Hobart Hurricanes ke liye bhi khel rahe the. Unka international playing career October 2024 mein T20 World Cup 2024 ke baad khatam ho gaya tha, aur ab is BBL retirement ke sath unka field se coaching staff mein shift hone ka safar poora ho gaya hai.

Teen clubs – Melbourne Stars, Melbourne Renegades aur Hobart Hurricanes ke liye total 119 BBL matches khelte hue, Wade ne 142.35 ke strike rate se 2,978 runs banaye hain. Unhone 2011-12 ke inaugural BBL season mein Stars ke sath debut kiya kiya tha, jahan unhone Shane Warne ke sath 16 matches khele the. Iske baad unhone Renegades ke sath 13 matches khele aur fir Hurricanes ke sath apne 9 seasons aur 90 matches ka lamba safar bitaya.

### Matthew Wade ne BBL se doori kyun banayi?

Wade ka BBL career khatam karne ka faisla Australian men’s team ke sath ek full-time coaching brief ko accept karne ka direct result hai. Is appointment ki demands aisi thin ki unke liye ek active player ke roop mein continue rakhna bilkul bhi practical nahi tha. Unhone pichle season mein dono commitments ko ek sath manage kiya tha, jahan wo national team ko batting expertise de rahe the aur sath hi Hurricanes ke liye compete bhi kar rahe the.

‘Matthew lambe samay se Hurricanes aur Tasmanian cricket ke liye ek behad important figure rahe hain. Unka record khud sab kuch bayan karta hai, lekin jo cheez hamesha numbers mein nahi dikhti, wo hai unka asar jo unhone apne aas-paas ke players aur logon par chhoda hai,’ Hobart Hurricanes ke chief executive Salliann Beams ne Wade ko tribute dete hue kaha, jaisa ki Cricinfo ne quote kiya hai.

### Hobart Hurricanes mein Matthew Wade ki legacy kya hai?

Hurricanes ke sath Wade ke 9 seasons unke BBL career ka sabse bada aur khas chapter hain. Unhone is franchise ke liye 90 matches mein 2,446 runs banaye, jisne unhe team ke all-time run-scoring list mein teesre number par pahuncha diya. Sirf Ben McDermott aur D’Arcy Short hi aise Hurricanes batters hain jo is tally se aage nikal paye hain. Unka unbeaten 130 runs ka score aaj bhi competition ki history mein kisi bhi Hurricanes batter dwara banaya gaya highest individual score hai.

‘Wadey un cricketers mein se ek hain jinhe aap hamesha apni side mein rakhna chahte hain. Hamare system mein aise bohot se players hain jinhe Matt ke sath khelne ka fayda mila hai, aur mujhe lagta hai ki ye yahan unki legacy ka ek bada hissa hoga.

Wo jab bhi field par utarte the, behad mehnat se compete karte the aur unke paas game ko bohot jaldi badalne ki capability thi, lekin utna hi important ye bhi raha hai ki unhone apne aas-paas ke players ko kya sikhaya aur pass on kiya,’ Jeff Vaughan ne ek statement mein kaha.