Former Australian captain Michael Clarke has been recognized for his extraordinary career. He has been inducted into Australian cricket’s ‘Hall of Fame’ as the 64th cricketer. A decade after retirement, Clarke is thrilled to sit alongside Australia’s legendary cricketers.
The 43-year-old batter said, “It’s an honor to sit alongside childhood role models, idols, and many legendary players. When you play cricket at the highest level, people talk about your international career. My journey started at the age of six, and I retired at 34. It was my life, and it remains a part of me.”
Clarke, who stepped into first-class cricket at the age of 17, began his international career in 2003 with an ODI against England in Adelaide. From there, he never looked back.
As an integral part of the team, he led Australia to victory in the 2015 ODI World Cup before hanging up his bat and gloves as a legend.
During his 12-year-long career, Clarke played 115 Test matches, scoring 8,643 runs with 28 centuries and 27 fifties, making him Australia’s sixth-highest run-scorer. His career-best score of 329 came against India. In 245 ODIs, he scored 7,981 runs, including eight centuries and 58 fifties. Additionally, he scored 488 runs in 34 T20 matches.
Overall, Clarke captained Australia in 139 matches and took 94 wickets throughout his career.
