Michael Clarke has received a once-in-a-lifetime honor from Cricket Australia
Former Australian captain and one of the greatest batsmen, Michael Clarke was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame on Wednesday 23rd January at the famous Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
The 43-year-old becomes the 64th cricketer to receive this honour. Michael Clarke represented Australia in 115 Tests, 245 ODIs and 34 T20Is, amassing more than 17,000 runs in his impressive 12-year international career.
Michael Clarke has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame at the SCG.
As captain, Clarke led the Australian national cricket team to memorable victories before winning the Ashes 5-0 in 2013-14 and the ODI World Cup at home in 2015.
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Michael Clarke has expressed his admiration after being inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame and shared how honored he is to join the list of great players he looked up to as a child. Clark said he may have retired from the game, but it’s still a part of his life.
Michael Clarke said at The Cripps: “It was an honor to be able to sit alongside so many amazing players, idols and role models growing up. Retirement does a lot for you. You will miss stages, classes by watching cricket. When you play at a high level, people talk about your international career, but for me it started when I was six years old. I retired at 34, so that was my life. It’s still a part of my life.”
Michael Clarke beautifully compares cricket to life.
The former Australian skipper compared cricket to life and said it was full of ups and downs. As Clarke explains, “Cricket—it can be a lot like life in general. You go out, make 100, pick up the bat, then go out, slide down the field, and catch the second ball of the match.
Meanwhile, Hall of Fame chairman Peter King said: “Michael’s first-class playing career began at the age of 17 at the SCG – where many of his highlights took place. He will be fondly remembered by the people of Australia and his standing with those at the highest levels of our game.
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In particular, Michael Clarke made his Test debut against India in 2004 and scored 115 Tests for the Australian cricket team. Finally, he faced England in the Whites at The Oval in 2015. He scored 8643 Test runs. 329* for his name.
Michael Clarke’s career highlight
Having smashed 27 fifties and 28 percentages in his Test career, the former Australian captain led the team in 47 Test matches. He is Australia’s sixth-highest Test run-scorer of all time and the sixth-most Test run-scorer.
One of the highlights of Clark’s career was his comeback triple ton. After being sidelined, he returned to the top in late 2005. Clarke made history in the 2011-12 series at CGG with 329 against India. With this knock, the right-handed batsman became the sixth Australian to score a Test triple century.
The Aussie great followed it up with a double century in the same series against India and two more against South Africa the following season. Among the most memorable balls in the year Gritti saved Australia 151 for 47 against South Africa in 2011 and a heroic 161 in Cape Town in 2014 to push Australia to the No. 1 spot. Place.
His emotional 128 against India in Adelaide in 2014, soon after Philip Hughes’ tragic passing, is a fitting tribute to his last home Test and his former teammate. Clarke had a memorable ODI journey, amassing 7981 runs in 245 ODIs with the help of 8 hundreds and 58 fifties. He represented Australia in 34 T20Is and scored 488 runs.
The domestic cricket numbers are also impressive. The former Australian captain has 13826 first-class runs in 188 matches, 9905 List-A runs in 313 matches and 737 runs in 46 T20s to his name.