Michael clarke
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke believes that the Australian test team will not have a captain for the next 15 years if the country’s cricket administrators look for someone with an impeccable record to be named captain. Cricket Australia (CA) is looking for a new captain after Tim Paine resigned as captain after it was revealed that he sent an objectionable message to his colleague.
Fast bowler Pat Cummins is leading the way in the race to become the captain. Aside from him, former captain Steve Smith is also in the running. Clarke said that Ricky Ponting had also become one of Australia’s best captains after a poor start to his career. He said on ‘Big Sports Breakfast’: “Even in my day, Ricky Ponting has been a great captain. If that had been the case, he could never have been the captain of Australia.
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Clark said, “They had a fight at Bourbon & Beefsteak (nightclub). There were hitting. Is that why you don’t delegate responsibility to them? It’s a wonderful example. It has shown you how time, experience, maturity, playing a high level and even the captaincy changed it.
Clarke admitted that the Australian test captain needs to set high standards, but if unreasonable expectations are placed on him, then there will be few options left.
“Of course, you have to maintain some standards, but are you going to say: ‘He can change, he can mature? Where is the support of the players? (If you want an impeccable captain) You will look for a captain for 15 years. We will not have a captain. .
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Clarke said he was confused as to why Penn left office for the 2017 incident. He said: “I didn’t understand this. If Cricket Australia told you there were no alternatives, you should have said you can fire me because I gave you this information four years ago. I was honest and they declared me clean. ”
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