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Michael Clarke learns to drive tuk-tuk ahead of India vs Australia 2nd Test at Bengaluru

Michael Clarke, who is in India shared a video of himself learning, and driving the tuk-tuk in a by lane of Bengaluru.

Michael Clarke is currently in India doing commentary -© AFP
Michael Clarke is currently in India doing commentary -© AFP

Michael Clarke, who is in India for the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2016-17, was spotted driving the much loved auto-rickshaw or as the foreigners call it the ‘tuk-tuk, in Bengaluru. A very easy and rather cheap mean of travelling in and around any city in India, tuk-tuk is quite famous in the Indian subcontinent. Clarke, who is in India for his commentating stint had famously, played his first-ever Test in at the very same city. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: India vs Australia, 2nd Test at Bengaluru

Clarke, shared a video of himself learning, and driving the tuk-tuk in a by lane of Bengaluru via an Instagram post. Clarke, known for his staunch behavior on the field has always showed keen interest in absorbing various cultures and traditions. But on the field, Clarke remained a fierce competitor against India. During his career, Clarke always tormented India in Tests, his records stood at 2,049 runs at 53.92, that includes seven hundreds and 6 fifties.

Surprising one and all, Australia smacked India in the first of the four-Test series at Pune last week by a whopping margin of 333 runs. It was the Steven Smith and Stephen O’Keefe show, where the latter accounted for 12 of the 20 Indian wickets to fall. Both teams are set to clash in the second Test at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru from March 4 onward. India and Australia will then move to Ranchi for the third Test starting March 16, while the fourth and final will be played at Dharamsala starting March 25.

Cricketers riding the auto rickshaw is not new. During India’s tour to Sri Lanka in 2015, similar scenes were observed when Indian skipper Virat Kohli, all-rounder Stuart Binny and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was seen riding a tuk-tuk in Colombo.

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