Cricket Country Staff
Editorial team of CricketCountry.
Written by Cricket Country Staff
Published: May 15, 2016, 02:33 PM (IST)
Edited: May 15, 2016, 02:33 PM (IST)
Cricket was the only passion for former Australian skipper Michael Clarke as a growing up kid. Years of rigorous cricket and a successful career later, Clarke seems to be at his romantic best. Clarke, who in the past has made headlines for his match-defining abilities, leadership skills, charming and carefree persona and his affair with top model Lara Bingle, has now turned into a complete family man, who is spending a lot of time with his lovely wife Kyly and baby daughter. READ MORE: Michael Clarke: 31 memorable moments from his illustrious international career
Clarke and his wife visited the Westfield Sports High School after nearly two decades as part of The Daily Telegraph’s Go West campaign. It was there where he met his future wife and went on to say, “Kyly was the hottest chick.” MORE: Wife Kyly pays tribute to Michael Clarke’s glorious career
A report in mid-day also mentions that Clarke, who was only interested in cricket, now regrets not completing his graduation. He left school in Year XI in 1999 to focus on cricket. ALSO READ: When a schoolteacher told David Warner, “When you grow up, you will be good at nothing”
“If I had my time again or for our daughter, I will definitely be pushing her to graduate and finish year 12. There is no better achievement or feeling than when you do start something to actually finish it.
And no matter what you do in life, you do need education and I was very blind to that when I was young.
All I thought about was cricket and that meant bat, bowl, field, and there is a lot more to it than that,” added the 35-year-old Aussie great.
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