On at the present time in 2015, former Australia skipper Michael Clarke introduced retirement from worldwide cricket. Clarke obtained the Order of Australia in June. He was named an Officer within the Common Division of the Order of Australia (AO) “for distinguished service to cricket as a participant on the nationwide and worldwide degree, by management roles, and to the neighborhood.” Clarke represented Australia in 115 Exams and in addition led the group in 47 Exams, making him the sixth most-capped skipper in Australian cricketing historical past.
He’s Australia’s fourth-highest Take a look at run-scorer with eight,643 runs and at his peak, Clarke was ranked the most effective Take a look at batsman on the earth.
Clarke famously led Australia to a 5-Zero collection whitewash over England within the 2013-14 summer season to regain the Ashes, and in addition captained the Aussies to the 2015 World Cup title.
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He performed 245 ODIs and gathered 7,981 runs at a median of 44.58. The best-handed batsman smashed 36 centuries and 86 fifties in his 12-year lengthy profession. He additionally scalped 94 wickets throughout all codecs.
Clarke is a part of a really small cricketing membership, with Wally Hammond and Don Bradman, as the one males to attain a triple-century and a double-hundred in the identical collection. He additionally gained the Allan Border Medal 4 occasions.
