Michael Clarke and wife Kyly become proud parents of a baby girl

Australian captain Michael Clarke has become a father for the first time.

Australian captain Michael Clarke has become a father for the first time and going by reports of Today Show, his wife Kyly has given birth to a daughter last night. It’s reported that the girl, who is yet to be named, is born five weeks premature but there are no reasons to worry and she is doing pretty well.

Both Clarke and Kyly began dating in late 2010s and got married in May 2012. It’s been an eventful 12 months for Clarke. He had issues with injuries, which threatened his career, and then in last November, his Australian teammate and best friend Phil Hughes passed away after getting struck by the ball during a Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). An emotional Clarke found it tough to accept it but like a champion made a memorable comeback and led Australia to a World Cup win at home. However, everything didn’t end the way he would have liked as his form took a dip and he couldn’t help Australia retain the Ashes. After The Ashes loss, Clarke retired from international cricket.

Earlier in July, Clarke announced that he and Kyly were expecting their first child. On his official Twitter account posted a picture of him and his wife and wrote, “@KylyClarke and I are extremely ecstatic to announce we are expecting our first child.”

After an eventful 12 months, it seems it’s all smiles for the Clarke family. Criclife congratulates the couple on the arrival of their new family member.