Australia’s captain Michael Clarke (C) is carried on the shoulders of team-mates David Warner (L) and Aaron Finch as he holds the Cricket World Cup trophy after they defeated New Zealand in the final match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) March 29, 2015. Reuters
As Steven Smith pulled the winning boundary to crush a New Zealand fairytale and clinch a fifth World Cup for Australia on Sunday, Michael Clarke’s side celebrated a glorious end to a journey marked by a period of self-doubt and grief for a fallen team mate.
Captain Clarke retires from one-day cricket with his legacy intact but his team will charge on to the 2019 tournament with renewed belief in their ability to re-generate, adapt and rebound from the stiffest of challenges. Two years after their annus horribilis of 2013 and less than three months after the death of batsman Phillip Hughes, Australia resumed their dominion of world cricket with a ruthless seven-wicket victory at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The twitterati paid a befitting tribute to Michael Clarke as he retired with a fifth World Cup for Australia from the fifty over format.
Congrats captain #GoGoldhttp://ift.tt/1xKCbQU
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) March 29, 2015
Australia captain Michael Clarke has left the ODI arena for the final time. #legendhttp://ift.tt/1I9soUw
— Cricket Australia (@CAComms) March 29, 2015
This is how Champions retire !!’ #clarkehttp://ift.tt/1I9smMv
— Aadil (@aadilliaquat) March 29, 2015
#Clarke – That must be a dream last game for any player and captain.
via NorthEast Calling http://ift.tt/1D6YuAU
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