Australia captain Michael Clarke to retire from ODIs after 2015 World Cup final

Australia captain Michael Clarke will quit one-day international cricket after Sunday’s World Cup final against New Zealand, bringing the curtain down on a 12-year career. [caption id=“attachment_2177663” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File picture of Michael Clarke (R). AFP[/caption] “I think it’s the right time for me and the Australian cricket team,” the 33-year-old Clarke told reporters. “I made the decision 48 hours ago when I asked myself if I thought I would be playing in the next World Cup and I said to myself that I don’t think I will be.” Clarke has played 244 one-day internationals, scoring 7,907 runs with a highest score of 130. He intends to keep playing Tests having already played 108 matches with 8,432 runs and a highest score of 329 not out. AFP