Cricket michael clarke biography

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Michael Clarke: My Story

He was the greatest batsman of his generation and, as captain, possessed the sharpest tactical mind in the game.Bursting onto the scene in 2004 with a Test century on debut, Michael Clarke was Australian cricket's golden boy. And the batting prodigy they nicknamed 'Pup' certainly fulfilled his destiny in a stellar 11-year international career of 115 Tests, 8643 runs and 28 centuries.Clarke's rollercoaster four-year reign as Test captain was marked as much by bravery as brilliance - a 5-0 whitewash of England in 2013-14, the 2015 World Cup triumph, and a ten-hour unbeaten 161, batting with a broken shoulder to lead Australia back to the #1 world ranking in 2014.Yet Michael Clarke also sparked fiercer debate than any other Australian sports star.For a decade his personal life, career fortunes and controversies - real or imagined - were splashed across front pages and scrutinised. Was he simply a hard-working, western suburbs kid living every Aussie boy's dream? Or a 21st century cricketer mired in all the trappings of celebrity?In the echo chamber of social media, the truth about Michael Clarke was warped, then lost. Clarke's enigma deepened but he kept his mouth shut and his dignity intact, knowing the chance to tell his extraordinary story would f

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Michael Clarke (cricketer)

Australian cricketer

Not to be confused with Michael Clarke (Barbadian cricketer).

Clarke in 2009
Full name	Michael John Clarke
Born	2 April 1981 (1981-04-02) (age 43) Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname	Pup
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Middle-order batter
National side
Test debut (cap 389)	6 October 2004 v India
Last Test	20 August 2015 v England
ODI debut (cap 149)	19 January 2003 v England
Last ODI	29 March 2015 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.	23 (previously 49)
T20I debut (cap 1)	17 February 2005 v New Zealand
Last T20I	31 October 2010 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.	23
Years	Team
1999/00–2013/14	New South Wales
2004	Hampshire
2012	Pune Warriors India
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 April 2019

Michael John ClarkeAO (born 2 April 1981) is an Australian former cricketer. He was captain of the Australian cricket team in both Test and One Day International (ODI) between 2011 and 2015, leading Australia to victory in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. He also served as capta