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The former Aussie captain
The former Australian captain is one of the most charming faces in the cricketing fraternity. Making his debut in 2003, the stylish batsman took Australian cricket to great heights. Replacing Ricky Ponting as Australia’s captain, the right-handed batsman led his country to its fifth World Cup title in 2015, beating New Zealand in the final at Melbourne. Clarke is also one of the richest cricketers in the world and was the brand ambassador of Gillette and Rawlings during his playing days,
On 22 November 2012, Clarke became the only batsman to score four double centuries in a calendar year during his brilliant knock against the Proteas at Adelaide. In 115 Test matches Clarke has played for the nation, he has accumulated 8,643 Test runs at a healthy average of 49.1. He retired from international cricket after Australia surrendered the Ashes to England in 2015.
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Arya Sekhar Chakraborty
Arya is a cricket journalist with around 8 years of experience who writes informative listicles and is in charge of text commentary at Sportskeeda. He is a graduate in Journalism, Psychology, and English, and has previously worked for websites such as CricTracker, SportzWiki, Cricket Addictor, Cricfit, OneCricket, and Cricket Exchange. His vast experience has led him to know the pulse of his readers and he cross-checks information from a number of credible sources before writing a single word for their sake.
A former Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) U14 and U16 player, Arya's tryst with cricket began after watching Sachin Tendulkar in action during his childhood. He is an ardent fan of Mumbai Indians (MI) owing to Tendulkar's initial involvement and also bleeds blue for his national team. He is an admirer of Test cricket as he feels the red-ball format teaches one about every facet of life.
Arya, who feels ODIs should not be completely replaced with T20Is owing to the former's pacing and charm, would like to go back in time to 1998 and watch the Master Blaster in action. He has experience in interviewing a few Bengali cricketers such as Kazi Junaid Saifi, Shib Shankar Pal, Sayan Ghosh and Prayas Ray Barman. He has also translated a couple of Bengali cricket books, and made Indian Premier League (IPL) pre-match videos.
He likes to spend time with his family and binge on web series during his spare time.
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