The Australian captain decided to hang up his boots after the successful World Cup campaign of 2015 which took place in his home country and New Zealand. The right handed batsman, who led Australia to its fifth World Cup glory, is considered to be amongst Australia's greatest batsmen and captains. Under his leadership Australia, at home, whitewashed England during the Ashes 2011-14. In 2012 he became the first cricketer ever to score four double centuries in a calendar year. 2013 Wisden leading cricketer in the world and ICC cricketer of the world, Clarke amassed 8643 runs in 115 Tests and 7981 runs in 245 ODI’s.