In a dramatic event Australian captain Michael Clarke announced his retirement from ODI’S just before the day of world cup final.He will lead the Australian side against New Zealand in tomorrow’s World Cup final match.
Michael Clarke has announced that he will retire from the Australian one-day international team after the World Cup final and said he will focus on test cricket.The Australian skipper made the announcement today at a press conference.
Clarke has suggested he only reached a final decision to leave “about 48 hours ago”, when he returned from the semi-final win over India in Sydney.Clarke is the fourth most prolific run scorer for Australia in the one-day game.
Clarke has played 244 one-day internationals, scoring 7,907 runs with a highest score of 130.Vice-captain Steve Smith is likely to take over the captaincy full-time from Clarke.
