Cricket michael clark biography of michael

Through a glittering career that spanned almost a dozen years at the top, Michael Clarke was both a man of his time, and the right man at the right time for Australia.

A product of Liverpool in Sydney's rough-and-tumble western suburbs, Clarke's fighting qualities were shaded in his formative years of elite cricket by the brightness of his batting gifts.

So too did his seemingly bottomless ability mask a steely resolve that underpinned his prolonged success, helping him through endless painful hours of preparation and recovery as he managed a chronic back condition.

More than his preternatural talents, these were the traits that initially endeared him to the batting greats he played alongside, and who quickly dubbed him 'Pup' due to his comparative youth in that legendary group.

By then Clarke, an Australia U19s skipper in 2000, was already being touted as a future national team captain; almost from the get-go with Aust Michael Clarke becomes the 64th inductee to the Australian ...

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