The world Cup winning skipper Michale John Clarke has been one of the most consistent batsman for Autralia for a long time. Under his captaincy, Australia lift the World Cup for a record 5th time. He has been an active contributor for Australian Cricket eversince he started his career in the year 2004 vs India. His record as a captain has alos been great as he has won 51% of Test matches for Australia, he captained 74 ODI matches as well and registered 50 win at a fine percentage of 67.57, in the T20’s as well he captained Australia for 18 matches out of which his side won 12 matches while 4 matches were lost.
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Michael Clarke – Basic Information
- Full Name: Michael John Clarke
- Nickname: NA
- Role: Batsmen
- Batting Style: Right-hand bat
- Bowling Style: left- arm- spin
Michael Clarke Physical Appearance
- Height (approx.): 5’10″
- Weight (approx.): 68 kg
- Eye Colour: Blue
- Hair Colour: Brown
Personal Life Of Michael Clarke
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- Date of Birth: 2nd April 1981
- Age: 38 (as of 2020)
- Birth Place: Australia
- Zodiac sign: Aries
- Nationality: Australian
- School: Westfields Sports High School
- College: NA
- Educational Qualifications: NA
Michael Clarke Family & Religion
- Father: Les Clarke
- Mother: Debbie Clarke
- Brother: Leanne Clarke
- Sister: NA
- Coach/Mentor: NA
- Religion: Christianity
- Address: NA
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Cricket Career Of Michael Clarke
Internation Debuts
- Test: vs 6th October 2004 vs India
- ODI: vs 19th Jan 2003 vs England
- T20: 17 February 2005 v New Zealand
- Jersey Number: #23
- Domestic/State Teams: New South Wales cricket team, Hampshire, Pune Warriors India, Sydney Thunder
- Nature on the field: Aggressive
Batting and fielding averages
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 115 | 198 | 22 | 8643 | 329* | 49.10 | 15456 | 55.92 | 28 | 27 | 978 | 39 | 134 | 0 |
| ODIs | 245 | 223 | 44 | 7981 | 130 | 44.58 | 10104 | 78.98 | 8 | 58 | 665 | 53 | 106 | 0 |
| T20Is | 34 | 28 | 5 | 488 | 67 | 21.21 | 473 | 103.17 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
| First-class | 188 | 327 | 33 | 13826 | 329* | 47.02 | 45 | 48 | 203 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 313 | 285 | 52 | 9905 | 130 | 42.51 | 12582 | 78.72 | 9 | 73 | 132 | 0 | ||
| T20s | 46 | 40 | 5 | 737 | 67 | 21.05 | 681 | 108.22 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 12 | 18 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 115 | 65 | 2435 | 1184 | 31 | 6/9 | 6/9 | 38.19 | 2.91 | 78.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 245 | 106 | 2585 | 2146 | 57 | 5/35 | 5/35 | 37.64 | 4.98 | 45.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T20Is | 34 | 15 | 156 | 225 | 6 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 37.50 | 8.65 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 188 | 3627 | 1886 | 42 | 6/9 | 44.90 | 3.11 | 86.3 | 2 | 0 | |||
| List A | 313 | 3295 | 2689 | 84 | 5/35 | 5/35 | 32.01 | 4.89 | 39.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| T20s | 46 | 24 | 273 | 368 | 9 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 40.88 | 8.08 | 30.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Cricbuzz
Michael Clarke Preferences & Hobbies
- Hobbies: Travelling
- Favorite Cricketer: NA
- Most Favorite Sportspersons: NA
- Favorite Food: Mum’s Rissoles
- Favorite Color: NA
Highlighted Records of Michael Clarke
- First test batsman to score 4 double hundreds, he achieved this feat in the year 2012.
- He won the Sir Garfield Sobers cricketer of the Year trophy in the year 2013 and also won the Test cricketer of the year in 2013.
Relationship Status Michael Clarke
- Marital Status: Married
- Wife: Kyly Clarke
- Marriage Date: 15th May 2012
- Affairs/Girlfriend: NA
- Children: NA
Awards and Recognitions
- He won the Sir Garfield Sobers cricketer of the Year trophy in the year 2013 and also won the Test cricketer of the year in 2013.
Controversies did by Michael Clarke
- In the fifth Ashes Test match between Australia and England at the Oval in 2013, light played a defiant role and then the skipper Clarke was involved in a heated argument with umpire Aleem Dar where he was seen telling the umpire to not touch him.
- He had a tiff with South African speedster Dale Steyn during the Capetown Test in 2014. The incident was so rough theat Clarke later on admitted that he crossed the line and said something personal which was not needed at all.
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