Michael John Clarke, born on 2 April 1981, in Liverpool, New South
Wales, Australia, 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 captain of the Twenty20 International (T20I)
team between 2007 and 2010. With his time representing Australia, Clarke won
multiple ICC titles with the team: the 2007 Cricket World Cup, the 2015
Cricket World Cup which he was the winning captain, and the 2006 ICC
Champions Trophy.
Nicknamed "Pup", Clarke was a right-handed middle-order batsman, an occasional left-arm
orthodox spin bowler and also a slip catcher. He represented New South
Wales at the domestic level.
Clarke retired from all forms of cricket after the
final Test of the 2015 Ashes series.
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