Personal Life

Brad Haddin’s autobiography dubbed My Family’s Keeper captures an emotional impact as it relates to the cancer battle his daughter, Mia, has undergone. Haddin vividly recalls the time he received a call from Karina, his wife, informing him of Mia’s predicament. Haddin was then forced to skip his next Ashes Test since he was on tour in the West Indies with the Australian squad. However, according to Haddin, making the decision to miss the forthcoming Test was an easy one since the news from Karina about Mia having a tumor led to his bad performance.

Despite Mia’s diagnosis taking place in 2012, Haddin and Karina chose to keep their struggle, a secret. However, things could no longer be kept behind closed doors four years later, especially with the twist and turns associated with Mia’s treatment. The urgency in Karina’s voice made Haddin come to an abrupt decision to skip the Lord’s Test and return to his family back at home. Although Haddin has over the years strived to maintain top-notch performance, he did not show any hesitation in choosing to drop all he had worked hard for to rush home to his family during this challenging time.

Career

In the cricketing world, Brad Haddin has made a name for himself, especially in Australia. For instance, among all Australian wicketkeepers, Brad is only the fourth to have ever claimed 250 career dismissals following his two all-time classic catches in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Down Under. Brad has played for Australia in major competitions as discussed.

In his days, Haddin was competent as a wicket-keeper and a right-handed batsman. He was part of the Australian squad that won the 2015 Cricket World Cup. His retirement from One Day International came about in May 2015 following his winning of the World Cup. After some time, Sydney Cricket Ground, his home ground, took him along with Steven Smith as its ambassador. News of his retirement from first class and international cricket were announced on 9 September 2015. Currently, he plays for Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League in Australia.

During the 2015 Ashes Series, head coach Lehmann swiftly ended Haddin’s Test career after he missed the second Test as a result of his ill daughter. He was then replaced by Peter Nevill who ensured a well-kept batting, especially since it was his debut Test. However, this move was faced with a myriad of criticism including remarks from Ian Healy, former Australian wicket-keeper, who termed the decision as a “harsh call”.