Video: Michael Clarke to retire from one-day cricket after World Cup final
Aussie skipper to call it a day in one-day cricket after mega-match against New Zealand
Melbourne: Australian skipper Michael Clarke has announced that the Cricket World Cup final on Sunday will be his last One Day International.
He made the announcement at the pre-match press conference. His career, which began in 2003, will thus end in the final against New Zealand.
"Tomorrow will be my last one-day game for Australia," Clarke said.
"I've just spoken to my team-mates, spoken to [Australian cricket board chief] James Sutherland and [chief selector] Rod Marsh and [head coach] Darren Lehmann and informed them that tomorrow will be my last ODI game for Australia.
“I'm extremely thankful and grateful and I've just found out that tomorrow will be my 245th one-day game. It's been an honour and a privilege to represent my country for that amount of games. I'm grateful to every player I have been lucky enough to play with and this team is no exception.”
