Australian captain Michael Clarke, when he padded up to face some bowling from the kids in the gathered crowd, gave those boys a moment to remember for the rest of their life.
The 33-year-old was present at Ray Lindwall Oval, adjacent to the Allan Border Field, where India A were playing the Australian A side in an unofficial Test match. The right-handed batsman picked some kids to bowl at him during the tea break on Day 2 of the match.
Dale D’souza, one of the happy faces to have a go at Clarke, claimed that he was “very close” in dismissing the batsmen who averages 51.50 in 105 Test matches.
“I was watching the game, and then I saw this big crowd here so I said ‘What’s going on? Then I saw a few boys bowling to Michael Clarke and I was lucky to bowl to him.
“I felt a little nervous at the start, but then I eventually bowled well at the end so I felt good about it,” said the 11-year-old.
The Australian skipper Michael Clarke was present at the nets to the delight of the young fans, the day after he took some children from the a private foundation for a fun ride on a ship.
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