MICHAEL CLARKE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETER CAPTAIN BATSMAN AND SLIP FIELDER

Michael Clarke

Michael Clark

Profile

Full name: Michael John Clarke
Born :    2 April 1981 /New South Wales-Australia
Nickname :    Pup
Height :    178 cm (5 ft 10 inch)
Batting style :    Right-handed
Bowling style :    Slow left-arm orthodox
Role :    Batsman, Captain

Michael Clarke in colored kit

Australian Skipper Michael Clark

Michael Clarke is an Australian cricketer, a right handed batsman and a good slip fielder.
Clarke bowls slow left arm and an elite cricketer. He was captain of Australia before Smith but unfortunately injured.
Clarke leads Australia in a historic 2014 Ashes series win over England. Clarke took captaincy from Ricky Ponting and his records tells that he was able to do so as he is a consistent performer for the last few years.

Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting

International Career

Michel Clarke's Image

Michael Clarke's batting style

Clarke makes his Test debut against India at Bangalore in the year 2014.He score 151 on debut and helps Australia in a historic win over India in the series.
His best bowling performance was also in that series as he took six wickets for just nine runs in an innings.Clarke is one of the few cricketers who had made centuries in both home and away test debuts.

Michael Clarke's batting stats

          Match   Inns  Not-out  Runs   Highs  Average  Balls   Strike   100   50    4s    6s   Catch
Tests   108     186     20         8432     329*   50.79    15036    56.07    28    27   955   36    125
ODIs    238     217     44         7762     130     44.86     9876     78.59      8    56   640   50    101
T20Is    34       28       5          488        67      21.21      473      103.17    0      1    29    10     13

Michael Clarke's bowling averages

Michael Clarke's bowling style

Michael Clarke is spinning ball

         Match    Inns     Balls    Runs   Wkts    BBI     BBM   Average   Economy  S/R      4w     5w
Tests    108     64       2423     1176     31       6/9      6/9       37.93      2.91         78.1        0       2
ODIs     238    105      2555     2132     56      5/35    5/35      38.07      5.00         45.6        1       1
T20Is     34      15       156        225       6        1/2      1/2       37.50      8.65         26.0        0       0
Clarke get well soon and serve Australia for few more.
Article sources Wikipedia and Cricinfo.

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