Michael Clarke reveals his future on breakfast radio – simply days after being inducted to the Australian Cricket Corridor of Fame

Michael Clarke has revealed a serious profession transfer simply days after being inducted into the Australian Cricket Corridor of Fame.

The previous Take a look at captain, 43, made a profitable transition into the media after retiring from the game in 2015.

Clarke has hosted Sky Racing’s Huge Sports activities Breakfast for 5 years alongside footy legend Laurie Daley and Gerard Middleton – however on Tuesday confirmed he will not be returning in 2025.

The person affectionately often known as ‘Pup’ will as an alternative proceed to work on his Past 23 cricket podcast – plus delve into enterprise and commentary alternatives. 

‘I wish to commit 100 per cent and provides it every thing I’ve,’ he mentioned.

‘I additionally discovered it fairly troublesome final yr making an attempt to be in two locations directly with my abroad work and radio, and it appears to be like like I can be spending extra time away for enterprise shifting ahead.’

Clarke made his Take a look at debut in 2004 in opposition to India – and scored a century in Bangalore – and on Tuesday he known as time on his radio profession

On January 23, Clarke accepted the Corridor of Fame honour on on the SCG, because the sixty fourth inductee.

Making his first-class debut for NSW at 17, Clarke captained Australia to victory within the 2015 ODI World Cup and led the aspect throughout 47 of his 115 profession Checks.

The center-order batsman burst onto the scene throughout Australia’s 2004 tour of India, topped the participant of the match in Bengaluru after scoring 151 runs within the first innings of his debut.

So prolific was Clarke that he turned simply the sixth Australian to attain a Take a look at triple-century after posting an unbeaten 329 in opposition to India on the SCG throughout the 2011/12 sequence.

Clarke succeeded all-time nice Ricky Ponting as captain in 2011.

He adopted up his SCG efficiency with a double century within the fourth Take a look at in opposition to India, earlier than notching two additional double centuries in opposition to South Africa the next season.

At his peak, the Sydney native was ranked one of the best batsman on this planet.

Australian cricket nice Michael Clarke and his girlfriend Arabella Sherborne later dined at Mimi’s in Coogee to have fun his Corridor of Fame milestone

Chair of Australian Corridor of Fame Peter King is pictured with Michael Clarke on the SCG 

‘Pup’ informed reporters he was ‘honoured’ by the accolade and appears again at his cricket profession with pleasure

‘To have the ability to sit alongside so many great gamers, idols, position fashions rising up as a child and searching as much as is one thing I am honoured by,’ Clarke mentioned.

‘Retirement does a whole lot of issues to you. By levels of watching cricket now, you miss elements.

‘If you play on the highest degree, individuals speak about your worldwide profession however for me, it began at six years of age.

‘I retired at 34 so it was my life. It is nonetheless part of my life. Cricket – it is most likely so just like life usually.

‘You stroll out and make 100 after which elevate the bat, and then you definitely stroll out to area, area in slip and drop a catch, second ball of the sport.’

Australian Cricket Corridor of Fame chairman Peter King praised Clarke as a participant who ‘outlined his era’.

‘Michael’s extraordinary first-class enjoying profession began at simply 17 on the SCG – the place the place lots of his highlights occurred, together with a Take a look at triple century in opposition to India in 2012,’ King mentioned in an announcement.

‘Michael’s profession will without end be remembered fondly by the Australian public and his standing held alongside these on the higher echelon of our sport.’